to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
magic; sorcery; incantation
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
regular customer; valued client
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
secret accounts; second set of accounts
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
small sum (of money); small amount; small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
such; this sort of; like this
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
intelligence network; information network
clientele; customer stratum
severe; strict; tough; hard
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
home area; home town; local
antique; old article; secondhand goods
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
personification; impersonation; embodiment