usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
general; popular; common; typical
office building; office complex
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
large number (of); many; majority
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
space (room, area, outer space)
to be opposite; to face each other
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
the same rank; equality; apposition
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
snake; serpent; large snake
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer