outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
fifth day of the month; five days
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
proud; having a prominent nose
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
feather decoration; plume
oblong; landscape orientation
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
departure; leaving; starting; standing
all night long; all through the night
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
show; exhibition; spectacle
strategy meeting; council of war
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
deposit; payment; money received; money due
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
one's place of appointment; one's post
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
bogus company; paper company
private company; private corporation
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to investigate; to examine
form of government; system of government; polity