business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
plain; plateau; tableland
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
technique; art; skill; move
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to send or direct a person to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy