rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
front; frontage; facade; main
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky