poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
only recently; just of late
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
every single word and phrase; word by word
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
flight; desertion; escape
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
rubbing one's hands together
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
life imprisonment; life sentence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble