financial world; business circles
scoundrel; rascal; villain
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
that's true; of course; obviously
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to incur someone's enmity
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
youthful; young; young-looking
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
useless; no good; hopeless
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
sales; selling; marketing