looking depressed; long face
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
peeler (kitchen utensil); peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
fragile item; broken article
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
listings magazine; informational magazine
appointment; rendezvous; date
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to use up all one's strength; to die
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
each; (arch.) you (plural)
cotton gloves; working gloves
to give directions; to issue instructions
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last week; the week before
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)