appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
willpower; energy; vitality
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
custom; habit; customary practice
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
four corners; four ordinal directions
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
decoration; ornament; trimmings
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
bribe; sweetener; douceur
good-for-nothing; worthless
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy