high efficiency; high performance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
a place or opportunity to make a display of
dullard; indecisive person
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
light; right; right field; right fielder
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
vexing; irritating; impatient
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
curtain; hanging; bunting
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to read between the lines
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to gain fame; to make one's name
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot