customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
January; first month of the lunar calendar
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
royal capital; imperial capital
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
illegal; illicit; unlawful
regiment of military policemen
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
absorption; suction; attraction
after that; afterwards; thereafter
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at once; immediately; right now
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated