merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
abuse; misuse; perversion
vice; immorality; corruption
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to speak; to say; to vocalize
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
a few seconds; several seconds
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch