to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
sexual experience (with men)
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
imposing stance; daunting pose
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
in a little bit; after a short while
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
grandfather; male senior-citizen
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
parts; accessories; components
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
fee; charge; rate; material
bathhouse offering special services (usu. sexual); massage parlour; soapland
stir-fry; stir-fried food
even though things may appear this way
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)