acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to have a relationship; to have relations
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
instability; insecurity; crankiness
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
at the meeting; on the occasion
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
contract; compact; agreement
either way; in any case; one way or another
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
transactions; dealings; business
business discussion; negotiation
madder red; dark red; crimson
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
throw; throwing; throwing event
premature death; untimely death; dying young
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
imposing stance; daunting pose
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
fighting stance; fighting pose
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
very loose; slowly; leisurely
competitive swimming; swimming race