childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
person concerned; interested party; related party
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
negotiations; discussions; connection
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
persistence; single-mindedness
one's family (home) background (environment)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to whine; to make feeble complaints
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
construction; architecture (of buildings)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
steady; sound; reliable; solid
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
same trade; same business; same profession
to employ; to hire; to charter
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
vice; immorality; corruption
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
that's the way it is; such is life
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally