communications within a small range
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
economic fortune; luck with money
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to figure out; to get an idea
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
according to plan; as planned; on target
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to take to task; to take it out on
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
personal identification number; PIN; password number
president's office; director's office
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day