to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
showcase; display case; vitrine
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
amount of money; sum of money
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
3000; three thousand; many
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
8000; eight thousand; many
moneylending; moneylender
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
menial; meanness; servility; abject
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
to carry around; to carry on one's person
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
start-up company; venture business
young CEO; young company president
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference