taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
morality; moral principles
occupation; calling; livelihood
job description; job specification; job content
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
legal; lawful; legitimate
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
accomplishment; execution
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to increase; to add to; to augment
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
a little bit; a little while
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
excursion; outing; picnic
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leopard (Panthera pardus)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to say no more; to sink into silence
contract; compact; agreement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating