great difference; major mistake
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
divide into four pieces; one fourth
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
without; but if; otherwise; or else
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
desalinating with water; salt removal
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
person of doubtful origin
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; provision; raising; procurement
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
unless one ...; if one does not ...