eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
base (military, expedition, etc.)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
financial circles; the financial community
sovereign; emperor; monarch
company president; manager; director
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
promotion; raising of status
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
want to ... do something; would like to ...
postponement; deferment; adjournment
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
un-; non-; negative prefix
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
as before; as ever; as it was originally
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
professionalism; professional awareness
boy; son; baby boy; young man
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
posterity; future life; life to come
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month