eastern part; the east (of a region)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to laugh away; to laugh off
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
property; fortune; assets
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
nature of one's business; business instinct
to detain; to check; to restrain
transport; transportation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
artificial island city; floating city
independently developed; proprietary
content (of a mineral, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals