on bad terms; at loggerheads
export; exportation; efferent
smuggling; contraband trade
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
black humor (humour); dark humor; gallows humor
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
that's too bad; too bad for you!
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
selfishness; selfish motive
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
low (level, value, price, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
provisional; temporary; tentative
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to clamber (up); to scale
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
number two; mistress; concubine
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
cache; place to hide something
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid