jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
useful thing; usable article
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
for one's true nature to come out
to watch steadily; to stare
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)