body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
one way or the other; either way
to laugh away; to laugh off
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
rice and curry; curry rice
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to get slightly dirty (all over)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
research funds (expenses)
account book; register; ledger
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
wound suffered in a fight
audience; attendance; hearers
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to squander one's fortunes
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations