to steal or sneak or slip into
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
the very best; excellent; superb
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be impressed; to greatly admire
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
front; frontage; facade; main
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
proper; right; reasonable
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)