misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to sniff out; to get wind of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
great success; happy result; good result
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
even though; despite; when
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
calamity; misfortune; disaster