fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
three-digit number; hundreds column
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to see through; to see the true nature of something
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
school district; school area
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to squash; to crush; to flatten
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
looking slender in clothing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
precipice; cliff; flat head
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone