yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
(wearing) low over one's eyes
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
other than; excluding; without
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
business discussion; negotiation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by