hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
stolen goods; loot; spoils
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
offender; transgressor; violator
secret understanding; collusion
well-bred; of good upbringing
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
travelling alone; solitary journey
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sexual experience (with women)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
treating someone like a child
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
persevering; very patient
just managing; with great difficulty
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case