face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to offer a (monetary) prize
matter of time; question of time
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
large quantity; large amount
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
indicate reason; infers some protest
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
gem; jewel; precious stone
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
workshop; studio; atelier
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
law department; law school
listed company (on a stock exchange)
clientele; customer stratum
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
first-rate; finest quality; the best
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to quit one's job; to resign
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to see through; to see the true nature of something
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment