profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(within a) territory; domains
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bribe; sweetener; douceur
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
worldly affairs; ways of the world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
woman; lady; adult female
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
way out; means to escape; escape route
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
pessimism; disappointment
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
living together (with one more person)