acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
victim; injured party; sufferer
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
management; administration; operation
superior; excellent; fine
usurer; usury; loansharking
work; business; company; study
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
rate; late; rating; ranking
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
everything; anything; nothing
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
duty; obligation; responsibility
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for