to set up shop; to open a store
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
four (long cylindrical things)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
how; in what way; how about; questionable
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
development; exploitation
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to compose; to put together
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
company; corporation; workplace
type of occupation; occupational category
creator; inventor; developer
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
again and again; repeatedly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
intercept; interception; counter-attack
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to strip; to peel; to tear off
by sheer strength; by brute force
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)