making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dirty work; unpleasant task
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
go that far; to that extent
by sheer strength; by brute force
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)