(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
and; thereupon; because of that
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
degree of attention; profile
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to threaten; to make threats
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
in person; personally; directly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
good; goodness; right; virtue
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to collect information; to gather knowledge
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry