business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
material (data) for one's research; research material
host; landlord; innkeeper
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
innocence; being not guilty
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to cover fully; to wrap around
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord