transactions; dealings; business
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
several times; a few times
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
large build; large pattern
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to decline; to deny
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to arrive; to come to pass
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys