high knee (exercise drill where one brings one's knees up high while walking or running)
to be photographed; to be able to photograph
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
gardening; puttering around in the garden
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
girls' or women's division or section
(your) judgment; discernment
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
private affairs; personal matter
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
original intention; initial resolution
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
morning training (e.g. before school)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
eating; bite (in fishing)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into