to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
body; group; party; company; troupe
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
speaking voice; talking voice
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
the reverse; other side; lining
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to step forward; to take a step forward
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
almost every day; almost daily
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
power; authority; influence
under control (e.g. of territory)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
only recently; just of late
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to knock down; to knock out
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off