departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to push aside; to push one's way through
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
quickly; calmly; intently
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
that is to say; so that means
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered