business trip; official trip
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
it's been a long time; long time no see
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
between short and second; middle
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to say; to be called; to do
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cooperation; collaboration
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
originally; by nature; from the start