spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
distant place; faraway location; far away
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
sudden impulse; passing fancy
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
not worth considering; out of the question
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to run a shop; to have a shop
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
every year; yearly; annually
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to anticipate; to foresee
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
pair; two kinds; two ways
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance