measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
restlessly; in continuous motion
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
future (usually near); prospects
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to offer a (monetary) prize
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
scoundrel; rascal; villain
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
prize money; monetary award; reward
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
man; male; masculine gender
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous