selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
scattered; separated; dispersed
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
deep emotion; strong feelings
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
human; human-like; as a person
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
back side; back end; posterior; rear
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(being) worth seeing; impressive
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with