youth; springtime of life; adolescent
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sad to say; how sad; alas
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
no, not like that (but like this)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(not so) much; (not) very
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
although I say; although one might say; although called
elopement; running away with a lover
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to