to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
cooperation; coordination; link
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
personal feelings; self-interest
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
complete change; about-face
making one's best exertions
opinion; intention; thought
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to make a lasting impression
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
ultramarine colour (color)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
the same; the said; likewise
dream for the future; hopes for the future
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
next; secondly; subsequently
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
persimmon (esp. American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
natural calamity; disaster
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
production; output; turning out
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage