finding employment; getting a job
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
several times; several degrees
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
curse; spell; malediction
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
baseball stadium; ballpark
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
short joke; quick one-liner
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
monaural; monophonic; mono
sound of a button or switch being pressed
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness