chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
strong-willed; strong of heart
to cry and shout; to scream
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
around the world; throughout the world