pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
moneylending; moneylender
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
choices; alternatives; options
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
one thin flat object; one sheet
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
like this; in this way; as you see
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can