to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
acquaintance; appreciative friend
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
had better ...; had better not ...
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
to make a lasting impression
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to accept; to receive; to agree
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
prohibition; inhibition; ban
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
open; public; official; overt
police; police officer; police station
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
pair; couple; contraposition
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
instead; but (on the other hand)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
while; during (the time when)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
pai gow (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes)