main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to discuss; to talk together
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
information leak; data breach
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at the last moment; this late in the game
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
belief; faith; conviction
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb