the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
grasp; catch; understanding
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
clanging; empty; deserted
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
present; gift; to give a present or gift
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make a speech; to address
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison