mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to become better; to improve
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fortune-telling; divination
mediator; manager; caretaker
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
victim; injured party; sufferer
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
blunder; (careless) mistake; error