plural; multiple; several
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
healthy; sound; wholesome
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
pride; boast; credit (to)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
financial power; financial means; wealth
that; the matter in question
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program