to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
talk; story; conversation
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
mistress; kept woman; concubine
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
shady; underhanded; questionable
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
inheritance; something given or received
society; the world; the times
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow