currency exchange counter; bureau de change
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
before ... days (months, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to lose one's footing; to slip
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
surface of a board or record
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
manner of using one's hands
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
that; the matter in question
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to take command; to give direction
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
acquaintance; appreciative friend
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
selection; choice; picking out
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability