brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
not distinguishing between what's good and bad; (lit.) miso and shit are the same
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to spend time (on doing something)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
otherwise; or else; if not
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
for example; for instance; e.g.
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
medical care; medical treatment
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
millions; several million; a few million
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
Hoffmann; Hoffman; Hofman; Hofmann
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude