skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
workforce reduction; personnel cut
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to get tired out; to be exhausted
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
matter for great congratulation
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
resident; indigenous; always existing
to go out and away; to leave
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to buy more (of something)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
looking pale; looking unwell
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
human intellect; knowledge
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth