contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
something; some kind of; for some reason
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
arrest; apprehension; capture
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to attempt; to test; to try out
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
application; request; petition
at least; at most; (even) just
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
not necessarily so; is not always true
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
control; management (e.g. of a business)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
official in charge; person in charge
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
don't worry about it; forget about it
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
absence from work without permission
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
job; work; duties; trade; skill
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days