back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
promotion; raising of status
female friend; woman friend
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
notebook computer; laptop
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
such; this sort of; like this
as if nothing had happened
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
aptitude; aptness; suitability
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to repaint; to paint again
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
cotton gloves; working gloves
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing