to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
close-cropped hair; shaven head
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
originally; by nature; from the start
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)