married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
indicate reason; infers some protest
telex; teletypewriter exchange
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
bank; banking institution
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
financial world; business circles
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
social life; social intercourse