to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
seeming very ...; just like ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to pass (of time); to elapse
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to unfold; to unroll; to open
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
this occasion; at this time; now
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity