swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
irritation; annoyance; frustration
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)