to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
tag; slip; label; sticker
titubation; shaking; swinging
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
though; even if; whether ... or ...
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
upward glance; upturned eyes
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
sleepover; overnight stay
to make merry; to be festive
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
human relations; personal relationships