colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
face; looks; vestiges; trace
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
pessimism; disappointment
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
ninth day of the month; nine days
examination of somebody's sputum
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
quickly adaptable; pro-active