automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
quality (of a product or a service)
regular customer; valued client
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
things depend on how you look at them
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
no vacancy; full occupancy