apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
conviction; belief; confidence
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
at work; in the midst of work; working
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
the way one works; one's working manner
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
military campaign; battle; war
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
they; those guys; those fellows
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to become vulgar; to coarsen
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
unfairness; injustice; partiality
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth