calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
factory manager; works manager
four (long cylindrical things)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to bury; to embed; to implant
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hey there; I say; see here
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to help each other; to cooperate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)