dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
business plan; business schedule; project
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
rival (company); competitor
small fraction; small proportion
identification; ID; identity
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
point of compromise; common ground