flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
yumi; Japanese-style bow; Japanese-style archery
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
technical advisor; expert advisor
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
damper; dance party; dance partner
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
munitions; military stores
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
two-seater (e.g. aircraft)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
flat-out run; driving at full speed
to outrun; to run through to the end