whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
take-out; take-away; carry-out
in case of; at that time; at this time
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to forget to put in; to leave out
card (with a message written on it)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
man overly interested in women's breasts
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to anticipate; to foresee
snake; serpent; large snake
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
(private) investigation company; research agency
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
wise saying; famous saying
to become vulgar; to coarsen
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce