development (of film); photographic processing
image quality (film, video, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
attendant; valet; servant; follower
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to order; to command; to appoint
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
invitation; introduction; temptation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust
a few years ago; some years back
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
large number (of); many; majority
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
what proportion; what percentage
easy money; easy gain; making a killing