way; course; the only way
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to mark the end; to spell the end
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
by sheer strength; by brute force
to remove; to move out of the way
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
(political) power; authority; influence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
remarkable; striking; obvious
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 glare; to dazzle; to glitter