picture for coloring in (colouring)
pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
like it or not; like or not like
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
mid-air breakage or disintegration
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
advocate; proponent; supporter
sampling a drink; tasting
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
good-quality; superior in quality
to start; to begin; to commence
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky