(electric) torch; flashlight
daily necessities; everyday item
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
staying the night; lodging (at)
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to behave well; to mind one's manners
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
tricolour (esp. French flag); tricolor; blue, white and red pattern
(religious) chant; chant (in a sports game, etc.); cheer
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
job title; name of one's position
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
negative emotions; negative feelings
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to hide; to conceal oneself
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
all one has; all one's possessions
voyage; passage; travelling
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack