lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant
to have a smattering knowledge of
global standard; global standards
correct size; perfect size
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
specialist training; upper-level course
wooden house; woodframe house
to change; to change into; to become
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
symbolization; coding; encoding
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
of tender years; very young
comic strip with dramatic story
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
poultry farm; chicken farm
truth is stranger than fiction
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off