to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to succeed; to bear fruit
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
the present year; at that time
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
even more; still more; further
both; both sides; both parties
gossip; corner of the mouth
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
family chart and personal history
without; but if; otherwise; or else
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to be the ruin of (a person)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to know (a person); to think
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back