expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
long-established; old-established; traditional
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring; to take; to bring about
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
long ago; already; a long time ago
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hostility; animosity; enmity
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
true character; real nature
unconfirmed; unidentified
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disease; ailment; illness
feel (of a material); texture
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to subsist; to keep on living