making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
specialization; specialisation
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
old friend; familiar face
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
letter of resignation; request for retirement
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
particularly; only; in the case of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one difficulty; one danger
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
scene; view; prospect; outlook
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"