one skilled at obtaining publicity
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
to help each other; to cooperate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to tighten; to press hard
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
piece; fragment; one (object)
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to discuss; to talk together
moisture; humidity; dampness
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview