swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to get help; to enlist aid
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
distress; wretched condition
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore