compensation payment (for co-operating e.g. with a voluntary government scheme)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
moderately wealthy person
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
deadly serious; deadly earnest
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
disinheritance; disowning
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
sudden impulse; passing fancy
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
evading military service; draft dodging
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
shriek of delight; cry of joy
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
little theater; small theater
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
actor; actress; player; performer
praise; glorification; extolment