to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
edge of the eaves; house frontage
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
something like ...; something called ...
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
serious; severe; grave; acute
human relations; personal relationships
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
ill will; malice; evil intent
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
pickled vegetables; pickles
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
down to earth; reasonable
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
recovery; rescue; recapture
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon