practice; practising; experience
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
wild beast; wild animal; brute
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
of no interest; not interested
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
(political) power; authority; influence
in name only; titular; nominal
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
at once; immediately; right now
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
treatment; service; handling; management
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)