free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
start-up company; venture business
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
go on!; right!; here goes!
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
final scene; the end; finale
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
root; joint; base; crotch
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption