no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to capture; to seize; to plunder
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
work; business; company; study
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
professional killer; hit man
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
even so; anyhow; at any rate
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider