public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
work experience; work history
low (level, value, price, etc.)
income; receipts; revenue
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
ex-husband; former husband
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
sphere; counter for balls
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
based on; on the basis of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become dim; to become blurred
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
opinion; point of view; visual point
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender