expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
thereupon; shortly thereafter
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
breath; breathing; tone; mood
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
cash payment; paying in cash
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
change in the law; legal reform
interior; inside; internal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
one's own car; privately owned car
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to cease; to stop; to be over
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family