to cost little; to come cheap
exclamation point; exclamation mark
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
catering; (food) delivery
before the end of this year
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
flying bird; soaring bird
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
big leakage; uncontained leak
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
living by oneself; living alone
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something