swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
badness; evilness; bad; evil
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
capable of anything; liable to do
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to behave well (of a child)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
whereabout; about where; how much
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent