to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
archeological excavation (archaeological)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
to be right on target; to strike it rich
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
generation; lifetime; age
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
disadvantageous; long (odds)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
(written) contract; agreement
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to go out and away; to leave
bed and food; eating and sleeping
business discussion; negotiation