underworld; underside of society
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
start; beginning; first step; clue
personal (employee); employed; retained
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
if it is the case that ...
import; importation; introduction; afferent
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
connection; link; relationship
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to detain; to check; to restrain
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
fixed date; appointed day
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
never ceasing; never ending; endless
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation