cargo pants; cargo trousers
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
writing; composition; essay; sentence
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
progress; advance; making (good) progress
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
quite; utterly; really; completely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to triumph; to be elated with success
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
seniority by length of service
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
inclination; tendency; nature; character
stakeholder; stakeholders
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)