children's story; fairy tale
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
dispute; argument; contention
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
great hurry; great haste; rush
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
leaving everything up to someone else
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to look down on; to make light of
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
public holiday; celebration (of)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to sink (into); to get depressed
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
shipping charges; transportation expenses
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing