negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
illegitimate child; secret love child
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
such ... as; or some such
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
else; in addition; besides
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take someone's life; to kill someone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
scoundrel; rascal; villain
in one's own way or style
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
meaning; significance; sense
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.