contract; compact; agreement
testimony; (verbal) evidence
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
property; fortune; assets
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bet; wager; stake; gamble
well-bred; of good upbringing
promotional or production rights
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
beforehand; in advance; previously
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
sovereign; emperor; monarch
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
sit-ups; exercise to strengthen one's abdominal muscles
also known as; also called
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink