as expected (positive events); as hoped for
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to gather; to collect; to assemble
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
questions and answers; dialogue
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
concession; conciliation; compromise
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
incineration; destroy by fire
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
(turned out) all right in the end
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
depending on; dependent on
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk