agent; agent; secret agent; spy
friend's house; home of a friend
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
snarling old man; irascible old man
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
5th day of the month; five days
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
three days and three nights
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
accursed; damned; blasted
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
various articles; various items; various kinds
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
soft vinyl; vinyl chloride monomer, used for moulded shapes such as toys
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
Manneken Pis (cupid-like statue urinating into a fountain); Petit Julien
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to remove; to move out of the way
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
each time it happens; at all such times
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake