catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
person of common sense; common sense man
a level and inked string; norm; rule; standard
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff