fabrication; lie; fiction
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
embezzlement; misappropriation
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
point card; loyalty card; reward card
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
after-afterparty; third party of the night
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures