to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after