to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
melting; fusion; liquefaction
kelvin; measure of temperature from absolute zero (-273C)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
radiant heat; photothermal
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
several hours; a few hours
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
body guard; military escort
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to explain adequately; to be accountable
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
throughout; all through; right through
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)