unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
confidentially; privately; off the record
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
depression; recession; slump
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
future prospects; promise
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)