bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
twice; again; second time
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
person concerned; interested party; related party
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
sympathy; compassion; pity
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
beforehand; in advance; previously
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
special measure; special measures
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say