cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
killing two birds with one stone
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
still (continuing); as ever; further
contrary to one's expectations
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
how many people; a number of people
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to put into the mouth; to eat
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
how can (one) do something
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
law-like nature; regularity
probability; likelihood; chances
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless