cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
last night; yesterday evening
to be reminded of; to call to mind
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(not so) much; (not) very
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
outward appearance; apparent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to explain adequately; to be accountable
impossible; unlikely; improbable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hidden treasure; treasured article
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to hand over; to surrender
second day of the month; two days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble