financial muscle; economic clout
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
strategic resources; strategic materials
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
transport corps; army service corps
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
chief vassal; senior statesman
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
description of services offered; service content
role; duty; position; part
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
variety show (on TV or radio)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
illumination; decorative lighting
to lose money; to spend money