to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
bibimbap (Korean rice dish)
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
self-interest; selfish desire
sincerity; true heart; devotion
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
worthwhile reading; substantial reading