massive failure; debacle; fiasco
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
now that; since; as long as; provided that
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to think of; to come up with
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
posing a question; question
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation