business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
secondary; of secondary importance
one's history as a performer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
novel; story; (work of) fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
moving tale; impressive tale
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder