imitation; similar article; similar goods
undeclared income; unreported earnings; unreported income
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
rebate; commission; kickback
pointing out; identification
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
after that; afterwards; thereafter
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
god (esp. the Christian God)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
anything and everything; just about everything
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy