hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
to find fault with; to question
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
society; the world; the times
scandal; deplorable event
bribery scandal; graft case
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to blame; to find fault with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
signature phrase; signature saying
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
still; as yet; as it has been
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise