throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
empirical; from experience
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
pointing out; identification
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
development; exploitation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
sound of a button or switch being pressed
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply