to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
high-class restaurant; high-end store
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
drink money; drinking money
operating expenses; budget
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
going to and fro; back and forth
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
contrived; false-sounding
cake or snack served with tea
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
situation report; status report; progress report
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
data collection; data acquisition
almost every day; almost daily
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
toughened glass; tempered glass
cultivation; nurture; culture
annotation; explanatory note; comment
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling