or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
everyone at once; everyone together
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
air hole; windhole; ventilator
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
newly appointed; inaugural
nightlife districts; drinking districts
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
with no effort at all; easily
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
several years; a few years
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
got it; roger; leave it to me
the very best; excellent; superb
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
way out; means to escape; escape route
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over