reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
nonprosecution; nonindictment
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
to bring up under one's personal care
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to wash again; to reconsider
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
president's office; director's office
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to repent; to be penitent
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
all companies; each company
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant