diversified management; diversification
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
metal fittings; metal fixtures
kindergartener; preschooler
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
threatening letter; intimidating letter
mysterious thief; phantom thief
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
written letters; handwriting
very much; very many; more and more
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
to be perturbed; to be agitated
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
simple and clear; plain and simple
within the year; before the year is out
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
protection period (of copyright)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
snack break; snack time; tea time
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to lie down; to throw oneself down
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
hotcake; (American) pancake
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure