route; way; course; directions
very loose; slowly; leisurely
girl; lass; young thing; chick
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
how many times; how often
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
confused; flustered; at a loss
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden