same trade; same business; same profession
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
murder; homicide; manslaughter
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
changes in demographics; movements in population characteristics
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
popularity stakes; rating
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
how; in what way; in what manner
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to relax; to make oneself comfortable