by today; before the day is over
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
hostility; animosity; enmity
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion