Sea Shepherd (marine conservation organization)
International Whaling Commission; IWC
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
total denial; complete denial; denying totally (flatly, outright)
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
outside one's jurisdiction
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
concreteness; feasibility
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(find) common (meeting) ground
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
office hours; business hours; working hours
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
leading person; foremost figure
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to mix; to stir; to blend
good young man; agreeable youth
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)