to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
recognition; acquaintance
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
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; borrowing money
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to mow; to reap; to harvest
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
duty; function; office; mission; task
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
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
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
this occasion; at this time; now
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be selected (from among many people)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
staying behind; remaining; residual