trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
around the clock; day and night
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to keep in mind; to memorize
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
living by oneself; living alone
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
party; set; gang; company; person
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
even though; despite; when
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
capital; funds; seed money; asset
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
maid; helper; help; assistance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to cause a person trouble
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
in one's hands; in one's control
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
father; dad; husband; you; he
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel