fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
to become possible; to become able to (do)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
big catch (fishing); good haul
feeling great (refreshed)
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
cook-house; galley; kitchen
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
a few seconds; several seconds
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
coverall apron; cook's apron
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices