pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to increase in value; to gain prestige
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
surely; certainly; without doubt
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
the place for; the time for; the level of
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing