at the present time; as of now; at this time
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
every evening; night after night
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to take over; to hand over
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cooking; food preparation
clearing one's throat; cough
just a minute; small quantity
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
lately; recently; nowadays
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
nothing but; none other than
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to cross the line; to go too far
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
something; some kind of; for some reason
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?