suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
earnings from a part-time job
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
daytime; noon; broad daylight
learning; studying the fine arts
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis