plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to ask a question; to ask questions
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
all present; all concerned; all of us
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence