friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
no exception; without exception; always the same
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
proper; respectable; decent; honest
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
underworld; underside of society
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
approval; license; licence; permission
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
security for a loan; collateral
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store; shop; establishment; restaurant