you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus, species of Indo-Pacific perciform fish)
to look the other way; to hush up a problem
(at the) peak of mischievousness; little demon (of children)
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
sticker for new car drivers (green and yellow)
dated; date; fixed; external
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
to kick (at someone, something)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
average amount from one customer
month of birth; birthday month
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
truth is stranger than fiction
stranger; person from another place
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed