threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
illegal; illicit; unlawful
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to incur someone's enmity
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
victim; injured party; sufferer
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
although I say; although one might say; although called