business world; business circles; (the) industry
to live through; to survive
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
sexual culture; sexual mores; prostitution
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
hygiene; sanitation; health
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
control; management; supervision
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
box; box-shape; cube-type
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
like this; this sort; this way
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
close to the wall; alongside the wall
single door (as opposed to a double door)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something