bad at romance; awkward in relationships
written estimate; quotation; quote
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
university of arts; arts college
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
temporary truce; ceasefire
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
ornamental ridge-end tile
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
(not) even once; (not) ever
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
living together; communal life; cohabitation
dream for the future; hopes for the future
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
not understanding; not knowing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse