hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
due form; official; formality
company; corporation; workplace
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
personal; individual; private
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
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)
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
although I say; although one might say; although called
second generation; second; junior
administrator; director; commissioner
underworld; underside of society
(social) position; status
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
first generation; founder
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)