either way; in any case; one way or another
to be profitable; to yield a profit
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
good policy; wise policy; best plan
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
immediately; right away; on the spot
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
a few seconds; several seconds
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to some extent; to a certain extent