both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
prior investment; upfront investment
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
telecommunications; correspondence
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
coeducation; mixed-sex education
to iron; to do the ironing
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
have a good day; take care; see you
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
face contorted and about to cry
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to become settled; to be fixed
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
boring; dull; uninteresting
ordinary; common; mediocre
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)