depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
suffix for familiar person
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this one; this way; this method
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
all; entire; whole; altogether
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
receipt; cash-register slip
sudden impulse; passing fancy
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place