to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to sniff out; to get wind of
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
and yet; though; when; in spite of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give directions; to issue instructions
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
that's the way it is; such is life
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as a child; when one was a child
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
moving tale; impressive tale
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
waste of time; killing time
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)