being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
sting operation; undercover investigation
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
that's true; of course; obviously
stopping at; going no further than
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
big snake; (large) serpent
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony