penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
bet; wager; stake; gamble
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
in name only; titular; nominal
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
each house; every house; many houses
in deep black; in jet black
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
one more time; once more; once again
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
vacant house; unoccupied house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
to peel off and fall; to flake away
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
iron rust; iron hydroxide