detached; aloof; indifferent
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
slight; thin; on the weak side
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to make one feel grateful
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
relation; connection; relevance
brown envelope; manila envelope
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
Winged Victory of Samothrace
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
right (to do something); authority; power
(present) head of a family
teatime; tea break; coffee break
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January