too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
without cause; without reason
extinction; annihilation; destruction
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
with a bump; with a clunk
to complete decisively; to do to completion
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to make a lasting impression
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
mistress; kept woman; concubine
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)