wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
estimate (of costs); budget
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
middle of the night; dead of night
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
light blue; pale blue; aqua
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in