ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to talk to oneself; to mutter
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to throw at; to turn; to raise
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
your company; your shrine
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
need for social approval and self-esteem
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(your) judgment; discernment
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
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
eternity; perpetuity; permanence