to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to assemble; to set up; to construct
good old; good old-fashioned
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
interference; meddling; butting in
to make a speech; to address
going to and fro; back and forth
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to rebuild; to reconstruct
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
lacking a plan; haphazard
apartment building; housing complex
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
freely; right and left; as one pleases
seductive; sensual; coquettish
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
small change; coins; small sum of money
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to be enraged; to flip out
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...