transfer; assignment; conveyance
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
like that; that way; thus
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
to explain adequately; to be accountable
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to stiffen; to become stiff
knowing; (an) acquaintance
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to have an idea; to have a clue
also known as; also called
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)