not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
failure; mistake; blunder
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
richly colored; richly coloured
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to rock; to shake; to swing
good humour (humor); good mood
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
furious facial expression
just because; even if; even though
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
test procedure; testing methodology
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
now that; since; so long as; because
after that; afterwards; thereafter
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism