imagination; supposition; guess
shopping; purchased goods
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be well-known; to be famous
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
small insect; midge; vermicule
to creep about; to crawl around
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
SIG; special interest group
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in that way; like that; that way
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
expression; presentation; representation; notation
state of mind; mentality; psychology
clear; precise; definite; distinct
single word; a few words; brief comment
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...