positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
back light; backlight; backlite; backup light
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
what time; (lit.) which hour
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
general; overall; across-the-board
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
way out; means to escape; escape route
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
total hours spent working
to maintain; to continue to have
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
office hours; business hours; working hours
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
opening time; starting time of work
break (from work, etc.); recess
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
better than none at all; better than nothing
this and that; one thing or another
samurai; warrior; military family