hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
reopening; resumption; restarting
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
bet; wager; stake; gamble
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
desperately; for one's dear life
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to underrate; to make light of
nightlife; night amusements
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to practice magic; to practise magic
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
rich person; wealthy person
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
heir; inheritor; successor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for