(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to brave a danger; to take a risk
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dullard; indecisive person
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
(already) known; established
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin