area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
private citizen; civilian
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
head house (family); birthplace; originator
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
being somewhat excited (agitated)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
cleavage (between breasts)
to stiffen; to become stiff
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
giga-; 10^9; gigabyte; GB; data traffic (esp. on mobile phone)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
light; faint; pale; fleeting
technical skill; ability; capacity
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
automatic; intransitive verb
double; twice (as much); twofold
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae