suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
sexual experience (with men)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
like-new item; used item in mint condition; beautiful item
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
moment; brief space of time
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
several hundred; hundreds (of)
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
outside the country; abroad
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition