hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
bank robbery; bank robber
flight; desertion; escape
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pretend; to act (as if)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
principal; capital; income-producing assets
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to make an appeal; to urge
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)