black comedy; dark comedy
to mix; to include; to entwine threads of various colours (colors)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart
full house; sell-out; putting up a sign forbidding entry, passage, etc.
automatic fare adjustment machine
dipping sauce; dip sauce; dip
dry orgasm (of a male); reaching orgasm without ejaculating
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
joint liability on guarantee
changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
black-market lending; illegal loan
to cling tearfully to (someone)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
to accept (a thing) with thanks
jet bath spa; whirlpool bath; jacuzzi
vigorously; really getting stuck into
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder