spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
strategist; tactician; schemer
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
enjoying popularity among the customers
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
press conference; news conference
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
air of luxury; high class feel
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
location of a press conference; press conference room
tingling; stinging; pungently
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down