black comedy; dark comedy
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
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 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
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
manner of speaking; manner of expression
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
Safety (gridiron football position)
to go to the office; to be at work
trying out a pen; test-writing
to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest