(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave something as it is
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
beauty contest to name Miss ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
three parts; three copies
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
decision; judgment; resolution
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to raise one's voice; to shout
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously