to have the privilege of doing
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
thorough; exhaustive; complete
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
proper; respectable; decent; honest
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
back street; back alley; off-street
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
a little; a bit; slightly
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook