fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
the ways of the world; human nature
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
vice; immorality; corruption
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to telephone; to make a phone call
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
great hurry; great haste; rush
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
hold music; music on hold; hold tone