reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
for dear life; barely escaping alive
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
imprisonment; incarceration
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
nightlife districts; drinking districts
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
when; how soon; how long until
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to not believe one's ears
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless