doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
wherein; therein; thereinto
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
had better ...; had better not ...
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
star beautician; famous beautician
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
obstruction of business; interference with business
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
how many years; how long; what year
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
just a minute; small quantity
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
information leak; data breach