to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
earnings from a part-time job
only; merely; but; no more than
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
cheap article; poor quality article
stale; hackneyed; cliched
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
spring water; clear (pure) water
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to ask a question; to ask questions