married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
godmother; (religious) sponsor
to cease; to stop; to be over
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(hand) towel; handkerchief
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
speech; expression; wording; language
manners; behavior; behaviour
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
external; superficial; outward; surface
to differ; to vary; to disagree
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
discovery; detection; finding
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complete change; about-face
although I say; although one might say; although called
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give rise to; to cause