skill; dexterity; master hand
negotiator; bargainer; point man
finish; completion; the end
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
question; inquiry; enquiry
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to smile (at); to grin (at)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
sale price; selling price; sales value
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
optimism; taking an optimistic view
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
rational; reasonable; logical
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
future (usually near); prospects
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
manuring; fertilization; fertilisation