bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
second generation; second; junior
by your leave; with your permission
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
long talk; long-winded speech
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
gradually; slowly but steadily
exactly as stated; verbatim
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
so; like this; in this way
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to put into the mouth; to eat
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
entropy; entropy (information theory)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit