prejudice; bias; distorted view
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
courtesy call; courtesy visit
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
almost every day; almost daily
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
feeling good; feeling pleasant
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
noted product; local specialty
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
brand name; trade name; product name
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
strip-searching; security check
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
long-established; old-established; traditional
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field