fortune-telling; divination
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to become misty; to become hazy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
to not take seriously; to take lightly
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
to shake one's head (in denial)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
steady state; stable state
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
speech; expression; wording; language
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to set up shop; to open a store
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
broker; intermediary; broking house
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to make a fool of someone
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
shopping basket; market basket
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
limited time; limited-time offer
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment