dealing with; coping with
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to tear off; to strip; to rob
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be in danger of; to be liable to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to taste; to try (food or drink)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
sympathy; empathy; response
living person; the living
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
understanding person; supporter
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
close; intimate; on good terms
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
pharmaceutical (drug) company
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
psychiatry; psychiatric department
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to use X as a selling point
to be profitable; to yield a profit