management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
stencil; template; silkworm egg sheet
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
finish; end; completion; result
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to take over; to hand over
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
stylus; steel pen; stencil pen
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
various places; several sources
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
labor; labour; manpower; working force
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
long (time); protracted; prolonged
father; dad; husband; you; he
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
video camera; video camcorder
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful