from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
everybody; every last one of them; all
to take a veneer off something
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
number; number plate; license plate
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to sit silently at a meeting
reigning; controlling; dictating
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
modesty; humility; being humble
will not do; do not; does not
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
honour; honor; glory; privilege
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
two sly characters outfoxing each other
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to take a breath; to take a short rest