basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
large amount of money; great cost
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
because of; owing to; due to
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as if it were about oneself
difficult to ...; hard to ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
for today; for the time being
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt