stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
as soon as possible; ASAP
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
I have nothing to do with it
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
at a moment's notice; readily
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
priority; order of precedence
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality