drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ultimate; final; last; eventual
ongoing; in progress; afoot
there is nothing; having nothing
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
will not do; do not; does not
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
you (plural); all of you; you all
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
origin; source; beginning; starting point
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
end of life; death; breathing one's last
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy