locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
just one person; only one
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
marathon; long-distance race
to have a reason; to have an excuse
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
matter causing distress; something causing worry
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
abuse; misuse; perversion
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce