double; twice (as much); twofold
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to be profitable; to yield a profit
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
person of common sense; common sense man
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
distant; remote; isolated
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
president (of a society); chairman
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
division into equal parts; equal parts
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
very much; exceedingly; extremely