to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
state of mind; mentality; psychology
with a broad grin; smirking
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
large amount of money; great cost
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
other side; opposite side; other party
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to think of; to come up with
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...