charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
autumn breeze; fall breeze
prostitution (in the guise of a massage service)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
assembling a criminal case
release; liberation; acquittal
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
appointment; rendezvous; date
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
vast; limitless; boundless
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!