telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
number-withheld phone calls
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
one's post; place of work; workplace
cat hater; dislike of cats
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
both; both sides; both parties
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
thorough; exhaustive; complete
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
work; business; company; study
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
property; fortune; means; assets
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge