to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
right to arrest; power of arrest
from outside; from the side
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
landowner; landlord; landlady
construction; establishment
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
moderately wealthy person
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
a rich man never quarrels
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
full view; plain sight; completely visible
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata); hardy orange
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception