consumer financing firm; loan shark
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
higher rank; better position
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
nice; good; well-executed
question; inquiry; enquiry
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
now that you say that; now that you mention it
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
like this; in this way; as you see
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
at least; at most; (even) just
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about