to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
impossible to do (although wants to)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
polish; improvement; burnishing
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
with a momentary flash of light
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
absence due to illness; sick leave
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant