(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
food expenses; cost of one's board
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
girl; lass; young thing; chick
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
gentle; mild; meek; tender
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to go ahead; to pull ahead
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)