the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
maid; helper; help; assistance
marriage fraud; fake marriage
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to triumph; to be elated with success
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other