gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
battle formation; disposition of troops
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
aging; ageing; growing older
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thank you for your continued patronage
obstruction of business; interference with business
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil strongly; to be excited
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
consequently; as a result
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
9th day of the month; nine days