someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
artificial island city; floating city
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to fight against; to oppose; to face
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
hidden treasure; treasured article
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
rope; cord; policeman's rope
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
at least; at most; (even) just
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
to throw at; to turn; to raise
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish