professional team (usu. in sport); pro team
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cut corners; to be shoddy
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to entrust; to leave to a person
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water