(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to be selected (from among many people)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to complain; to make a complaint
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
even though; despite; when
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
winning in a flash; instant defeat