to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
preparation; arrangements
front and back; before and behind; before and after
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
several people; a few people
to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception
along; parallel to; in accordance with
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
one's way (ahead); one's path
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
reputation; respectability
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
source of information; intelligence source; message source
married woman; another's wife
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
true character; real nature
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
marriage proposal; courtship
courting; wooing; making advances
whatever (the case may be)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall