cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
Western music; European music
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
how long; how much; to what extent
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
racing form; racing (news)paper
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
even though; despite; when
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
one's house; one's home; one's family
discovery; detection; finding
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
control; management; supervision