percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
sales promotion; hard selling
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
estimate (of costs); budget
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
way; method; means; resource; course
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
demon of ill health; disease
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
not long after; before long
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
early on; earlier on; from early
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate