the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
opening a business; opening a practice
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
reality; actuality; hard fact
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
establishment; settlement
in comparison to; rather than
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
besides; in addition; also; moreover
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
another thing; other things; another man's property
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
two (long cylindrical things)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to bring; to take; to bring about
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below