doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to make a speech; to address
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
double; twice (as much); twofold
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
sale; sales; selling; marketing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
instability; insecurity; crankiness
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
craving; longing; thirsting
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
rising; ascending; climbing
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
manners; courtesy; etiquette
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
the front; honest; upright; decent
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
pointing out; identification
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove