semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
even though; despite; when
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet