glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
exit; way out; outlet; vent
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe