inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to iron; to do the ironing
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
school; proofreading; proof
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
lodging host; lodging place
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to be hot on a person's heels
later on; eventually; afterwards
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
these guys; these fellows
unfairness; injustice; partiality
alien (from another planet)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
carefree; free from worry