to buy; to purchase; to buy out
relation; connection; relevance
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
serviced; service-included
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
in history; ever; historical
largest class; top category
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
cooler box; cooler; cool box
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
water's edge; beach; foreshore
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
short trip; brief journey; excursion
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
solution; solution strategy
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
confections; sweets; candy; cake