average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
accurate; correct; precise; exact
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
several years; a few years
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
expulsion; excommunication
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
most part; greater part; majority
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
service industry; service sector
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to work hard; to work diligently
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
almost; roughly; approximately
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
smuggling; contraband trade
honorific/polite/humble prefix
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted