remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to take away; to carry away
flood of customers; roaring business
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
big problem; major issue; big controversy
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
application form (esp. a job application)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
information technology; IT
business world; business circles; (the) industry
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question