to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
residence; abode; dwelling
preparation; provision; guarding
sending; forwarding; shipping
leader; authority; mainstay
messenger; envoy; emissary
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
yearned for; longed for; missed
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
notice; notification; report; posting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to live; to make a living; to get on with
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to relapse; to reassert; to review
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to ask a question; to ask questions
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
how long; how far; how much