aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
second marriage; remarriage
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
do-or-die game; crucial contest
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
prospects of victory; chances of success
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
adverse circumstances; adversity
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be mad about; to be hooked on
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
unique; individual; original; unusual
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy