poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
villain; baddie; the villain's part
front; frontage; facade; main
(written) contract; agreement
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
fee; charge; rate; material
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
stealthily; secretly; in secret
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
everything working out as desired
criticism; commentary; review
accurate; correct; precise; exact
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
silence; stillness; quietness
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to look forward to something