to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
(appropriate for) one's age
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
malicious; deliberately mean
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
major powers of the world; great powers
various countries; various regions; various provinces
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
a fish out of water; (lit.) a kappa up on land
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
Cartago (Costa Rica); Carthago
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
direct connection; direct link
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment