homecoming; returning home
earnings from a part-time job
to add (to); to add on; to append
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to lead someone around by the nose
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
man of the hour; woman of the hour
near; close; beside; third person
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
regular customer; valued client
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
teatime; tea break; coffee break
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
close-cropped head; bald hill
such a thing; something like that
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
completely changed; totally transformed
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
pet dog; non-sporting dog
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
precarious situation; precarious state