to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
thoughtful; deep-thinking
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
while; during (the time when)
true state; actual condition; reality
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
reinforced concrete; remote control
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable