contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
touting; tout; barker; pander
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
race (of people); type of person
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
occupation; calling; livelihood
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to translate; to interpret
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
even more; still more; further
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
recovery; rescue; recapture
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
example; specimen; sample
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
wealthy person; millionaire
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous