in search of; in order to look for
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
monolith; large slab of rock
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
for today; for the time being
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
last business day of the year
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
there is no leisure for the poor
determination; resolution
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
secret information; intelligence
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
reputation; respectability
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
unmarried; not yet married
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)