tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
young girl; lass; adolescent female
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
share; portion; quota; cut
leather shoes; leather boots
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
large build; large pattern
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
to make (something) reverberate; to make resound; to shake (e.g. a venue with cheers)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
direct unforked road; straight path
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
these guys; these fellows