convenient; handy; useful
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
secret understanding; collusion
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
this and that; one thing or another
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
it's been a long time; long time no see
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
headquarters; head office; main office
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
one's possessions; ownership
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
father; dad; husband; you; he
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)