to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
wife and children; (arch.) wife
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to comfort; to console; to amuse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
head; chief; boss; leader
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to complain; to make a complaint
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing