surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
about; on; regarding; per; for every
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
(in the same way) as before; as always
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
they; those guys; those fellows
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
way of talking; speaking style
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
recommendation; referral; endorsement
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
relations; members of extended family
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
the way one works; one's working manner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related