kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
serious; not joking; straight
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cooperation; collaboration
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
police; police officer; police station
settlement; solution; resolution
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount