friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
lump together; put all together
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
settlement out of court; private settlement
confections; sweets; candy; cake
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
looking pale; looking unwell
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
true character; real nature
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
murder; homicide; manslaughter
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up