head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
back off!; leave me alone!
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
then; and (then); in that case; if so
wages; pay; rental payment
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
still better; even better
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
experiment; experimentation
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
panty-less; wearing no underwear
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
moment; brief space of time
simulated experience; simulation
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
person being waited for; person who waits
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
report; notification; registration
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised