important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
world; society; people; the public
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
way of calling (something or someone)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
personage; person (deserving of respect)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
while; even though; despite
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to soothe and humor; to coax
sound of voice; vocal sound
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover