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round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

professional

1

out of character; unlike one

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

late at night

1

business; work; operations; service; duties

6

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

excuse; explanation

3

to take off one's glasses

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

3

no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

3

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

2

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

to be deep in talk

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

2

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

3

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

9

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

3

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

bluff

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

next time (occasion)

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self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

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