to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
chilly; unpleasantly cold
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
double; twice (as much); twofold
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
systematic; organized; organizational
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
how others look at you; what others think about you
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
handcart; wheelbarrow; baby walker
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
(another's) daughter; young lady
touché; you've got me there