thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
conference room; council room
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
chance (of success); odds
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence