was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
murder; homicide; manslaughter
arrest; apprehension; capture
illegal; illicit; unlawful
black-market lending; illegal loan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hello; good day; good afternoon
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to live; to make a living; to get on with
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bento; Japanese box lunch
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on