good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
with a clink (click, clack)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
rising dragon; great dash
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
as you see; as you can see
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
feigned tears; crocodile tears
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
person of common sense; common sense man
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
accounting; administration (of money)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
clearing one's throat; cough
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case