self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
sexual discrimination; sexism
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
welcome; (warm) reception
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
pension (Western-style boarding house)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
imposing stance; daunting pose
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on