outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
persistence; single-mindedness
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to keep a watchful eye on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
item; something that one "just has to have"
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
technique; art; skill; move
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
capital; funds; seed money; asset
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to cause a person trouble
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
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
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
all night long; all through the night
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity