good performance; good work; great success
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
several people; a few people
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
carefree; free from worry
it is I who should say so
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
transmitting; referring to; passing on
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to keep (a person) waiting
several minutes; a few minutes
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
too many to count; too numerous to mention
individual; private person; personal; private
sour look; surly face; pout
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down