how; in what way; how about; questionable
surname; family name; last name
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
feeling; sense; impression
stupid brat; son of a bitch
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
broker; intermediary; broking house
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
succession; continuation; series; sequence
incompetent; have no merit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
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
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
business world; business circles; (the) industry
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily