to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
debt collection; debt collector
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
legal officer; legal office; judge advocate (army); praetor (Roman magistrate); pretor
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
valuable article; valuables
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
bullying (the weak); bully
teatime; tea break; coffee break
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
article; thing; object; property; real estate
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
whispered conversation; whispering
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to polish up; to shine up
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
government service; official position; civil service
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
debt collector; bill collector
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb