fair and square; open and aboveboard
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
resentment; indignation; anger
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
like this; this sort; this way
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
thousands; several thousand
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
immediately; right away; on the spot
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
scandal; deplorable event
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
all; entire; whole; altogether
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)