valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
how should I know?; don't ask me
fate; chance; relationship; tie
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
in the end; at the end of the day
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
shady; underhanded; questionable
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to watch steadily; to stare
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to help each other; to cooperate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
wherein; therein; thereinto
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
serious look (on one's face); straight face