guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
big catch (fishing); good haul
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
surely; certainly; without doubt
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
factory; plant; mill; workshop
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
word; term; language; speech
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
assorted grains; cereals; millet
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to shed light; to cast light
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)