bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
gem; jewel; precious stone
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
miser; niggard; cheapskate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
national border; provincial border
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
not worth considering; out of the question
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with