management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
transactions; dealings; business
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
about; concerning; related to; -ish
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
principal occupation; core business
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be found; to be discovered
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to collect; to assemble; to gather
neighbourhood; neighborhood
three generations; three periods; third generation
steady; firm; solid; secure
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
profit and loss statement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile