to sentence; to assign a penalty
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
magnetism; magnetic force
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to pay the bill; to settle an account
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
to work hard; to make an effort
drinking party; get-together
simmer; bubble out; flow out
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
breathily (while talking)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
you could say; you might say; verging on the
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
main purpose; primary objective
mysterious thief; phantom thief
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
under repair; out of service
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange