wages; pay; rental payment
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
but; however; provided that
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
clanging; empty; deserted
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
notes; comment; remark; annotation
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
transactions; dealings; business
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
three sides; small offering stand
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
national character; regional character
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness