cross mark; demerit mark; an X
furniture store; furniture dealer
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
first half of the game or match
full payment; liquidation
pleased to make your acquaintance
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to take advantage of an opportunity
to receive divine punishment
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
miser; niggard; cheapskate
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
servant; manservant; menial
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant