fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to thrust down; to push off
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
this world; this life; world of the living
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
bragging; showing off; pride
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
automatic; intransitive verb
territory; domain; dominion; possession
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
temporary truce; ceasefire
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
fair price; reasonable price
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
unable to resist; unable to suppress
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)