wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hiding one's embarrassment
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
long ago; a long time ago; already
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
fast approach; quick intimacy
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
very careful; thoroughly prepared
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
item; article; dish; course; finest item
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)