piece; fragment; one (object)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
both hands; both arms; ten
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
confections; sweets; candy; cake
such ... as; or some such
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
only; merely; but; no more than
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
eccentric; crank; oddball
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
simply; merely; only; solely
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%