narrow; thin (sized); slender
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
polish; improvement; burnishing
precondition; prerequisite
in the background; not standing out
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(punishment by) striking with fists
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
fully prepared; all ready
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
insight; power of observation
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
naivete; simplicity; innocence
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
literally; self-explanatorily
weekly publication; weekly magazine
semi-pro; semi-professional
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute