perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
guidelines for action; personal principles
great person; eminent figure
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
somersault; looping-the-loop
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
partial ownership; possession in portions
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of