one way or the other; either way
I couldn't care less; not caring less
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
all you want; as much as one wants
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
priority; order of precedence
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
novel; original; new; innovative
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
just past noon; afternoon
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
serious wound; serious injury
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview