to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
heir; inheritor; successor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
source of revenue; financial supporter
rampancy; prevalence; domination
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be stripped of all one has
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
company; corporation; workplace
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home