to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
boastful speech; bragging
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
tail (animal); tail end; tip
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
tenth day of the month; ten days
(earning or paying) no interest
to have a reason; to have an excuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to take back; to recapture
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
threat; intimidation; menace
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
capable of anything; liable to do
don't worry; no worries; never mind
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
just because; even if; even though
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
piercing (cold); biting (wind)