consequently; as a result
productive; constructive; meaningful
have a pain in one's chest
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to comfort; to console; to amuse
head; brains; intelligence
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to boost; to force up; to push up
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
that is to say; so that means
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
personal (employee); employed; retained
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
study; research; investigation
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
bond; bill; certificate; security