smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
management; administration; operation
business; trade; operations; sales
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
only extant copy; only existing copy
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
head of a sleeping person
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
fixed interval; fixed period
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
very loose; slowly; leisurely
human kindness; human weakness
trademark gag; trademark routine
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to be entwined; to be involved
to wring the neck; to strangle
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion