duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
difficult to approach; inaccessible
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
so what!; who gives a damn?
laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
the reason is that ...; because
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to put up (a notice); to post
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
moneymaking; earning money
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
24 hours; twenty-four hours
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)