management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ruler; monarch; sovereign
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
growth period (in children)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
this and that; one thing and another
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
interval; break; pause; spare moment
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
of course; certainly; naturally
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
notary public; notary; public notary
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly