continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
storage room; store room; lumber room
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
apparently; appears to be
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
based on; built on; made from
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to run around; to bustle about
again and again; repeatedly
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
un-; non-; negative prefix
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
the present regime; the existing regime
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to torment; to torture; to harass
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
command; control; commander