to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
as you see; as you can see
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
proposal; offer; request; application
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
servant; manservant; menial
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract