physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
morning; forenoon; just before noon
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
written request; request for ...; application for ...
body; group; party; company; troupe
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
asking would be rude; tasteless question
viewing as a problem; problematizing
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
back street; back alley; off-street
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
high-quality goods; choice goods
to sell off; to sell completely
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
high heels; high-heeled shoes
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency