return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
(opening of a) wound; cut
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
as planned; according to plan
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
and then; and so; and; so then
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
first match (in a series)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
method of bringing up; method of raising
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
being too late; losing one's final chance
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand