stiff consistency; thick paste
long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
glacial erratic; erratic boulder
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to act as an intermediary
something; what; why; how
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
child's identification tag
professional gambler; gamester
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
game; pastime; recreation; diversion
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hanging
losing the means of livelihood
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
to engage in prostitution
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
to sell out; to exhaust one's stock
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
ejection; eviction; dispossession
sign out in front; front (for someone)
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes