loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(degree of) customer satisfaction
promotional model (e.g. at a trade show); booth babe
promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion
script; libretto; scenario
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
ex-husband; former husband
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
press; print shop; printing office
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
one's own handwriting; autograph
signed book; autographed book
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
for today; for the time being
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
delivery of books; presentation copy
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
list price; regular price; established price
abuse; misuse; perversion
forcibly; against one's will
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
second (unit of time); arc second