being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to spread; to be propagated
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
carelessly; inattentively
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
last week; the week before
successively; one after another
every person; each one; everybody
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper
food tray (used in the food industry)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time