to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
light; right; right field; right fielder
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
not necessarily so; is not always true
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to relax; to feel at home
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store