suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
hot topic; talk of the town
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
pointing (at; with one's finger)
A Dog of Flanders (1872 novel by Ouida)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
Saint Bernard (dog breed); St. Bernard
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to happen to hear; to overhear
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
backup dancer; background dancer
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
at work; in the midst of work; working
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully