one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
selection; choice; option
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
power; might; authority; influence
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
last night; yesterday evening
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
private funds; own funds; private property
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
edict; ordinance; proclamation
honor; honour; credit; prestige
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
death penalty; capital punishment
possible; likely; probable
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle