(social) class; rank; grade
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
although; but; even though; I wish that
at work; in the midst of work; working
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
bet; wager; stake; gamble
attack; assault; attempt; try
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to be expensive; to be costly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to put into the mouth; to eat
to anticipate; to foresee
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray