hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
reservation slip; reservation voucher
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
during a telephone call; busy line
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
security guard; doorkeeper
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
people close to the head man
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
at once; immediately; right now
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
Buddhism's highest paradise
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
(present) head of a family
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
soundproofing; sound insulation