body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
intelligence gathering; information gathering
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
wearing one's hair in braids
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
independent action; acting alone
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; close; beside; third person
to be smeared; to be covered
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
the other day; a few days ago
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
eccentric; crank; oddball
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
granted that; even if; even though
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous