900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to be embarrassed; to lose face
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
piling shame on top of shame
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
nature; property; disposition
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
in the end; at the end of the day
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
ostentation; show; affectation
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
money-making; earning money
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
un-; non-; negative prefix
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack