without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to be responsive; to show immediate results
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
the very best; excellent; superb
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
assorted grains; cereals; millet
torii; Shinto shrine archway
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of