this; our; right; justice; checking account
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
at work; in the midst of work; working
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
one breath; chug!; drink!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hey there; I say; see here
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
don't you think?; indicates question
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
pride; dignity; self-worth
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; stages
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of