half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be plump; to be chubby
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)