credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
very interesting; of great interest
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
briskly with small steps; trotting
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
rather; sooner; preferably
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
inside one's heart; in one's mind
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to glare at each other; to confront each other
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
preparatory phase; preparatory period
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
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)
recently; lately; these days
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
directly opposite; right in front