getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
importance; emphasis; stress
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
since our last meeting; since we parted
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
righteousness; justice; right
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
family management of a business
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
starting point; starting line
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
precondition; prerequisite
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
to resign from one's post
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love