risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
decision; settlement; definition
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to take measures (against); to take steps
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
time axis; time basis; timeline
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forget completely; to leave behind
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sell off; to sell completely
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
modern person; people of today
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to employ; to hire; to charter
working; being employed; being hired
to live; to make a living; to get on with
very; greatly; exceedingly
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to set (sun); to become dark
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
wealthy person; millionaire
to gain fame; to make one's name
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)