shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to become better; to improve
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
two times; twice; two degrees
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
just past noon; afternoon
to relax; to feel at home
nice; good; well-executed
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word