earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
life and death; life or death
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
kind; sort; species; species
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
pending question; unresolved problem
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
before the gate; in front of the gate
an assortment; combination
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to become vulgar; to coarsen
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to escape from; to get out
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black