hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
performer; entertainer; celebrity
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
establishment; settlement
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
whistle (sound made with the lips)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
lost article; something forgotten
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics