to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
headquarters; head office; main office
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
race (of people); type of person
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
direct access; random access
still; even now; to this day
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
specialization; specialisation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
reduction by half; halving
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
two times; twice; two degrees
indolence; laziness; sloth
pupil; student; schoolchild