special lecturer; guest lecturer
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
entreaty; supplication; petition
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to perceive; to understand
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
having said that; be that as it may
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to take; to catch; to capture
local specialty; local special dish
passing the winter; hibernation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic