black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
whatever (the case may be)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
rightly; properly; moderately
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
huh; I'll be damned; well!
growth period; growing season
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
reward; honorarium; remuneration
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
within the sphere of influence (of)
riding together; riding with
one's own style; self-taught manner
English holly (Ilex aquifolium); holy
inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
house; dwelling; human habitation
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
Commonwealth of Independent States; CIS; critical incident stress; CIS
or; OR (Boolean operator)
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
price-earnings ratio; PER
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
straight-laced person; stubborn person
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes