special radio or television programme; television special
variety show (e.g. on TV)
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
(written) work; book; writings
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
proposal; motion; recommendation
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to publish a book; to put out a book
one's own child; one's own children
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
succession; continuation; series; sequence
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
hard worker; hardworking person
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to grow; to develop; to grow up
one parent; single parent
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty