clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
without leaving any trace
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
time around sunset; early evening
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
tedious; boring; being fed up with
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
unexpected meeting; coincidence
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to spit out; to eject; to dump
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly