to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
small change; coins; small sum of money
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
such; like that; that sort of; very
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
inside a plane; in-flight