top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
joint management; pool; gamopetalous; sympetalous
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
to take advantage of an opportunity
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
ornamental ridge-end tile
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to jump at; to be attracted by
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
future prospects; promise
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
coming out (as gay, etc.)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious