to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
music industry; music business
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
as you see; as you can see
class; heading; group; category
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
real thing; original; actual
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reputation; respectability
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
finding employment; getting a job
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix