diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(having) two choices; choice between two things
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
you; (arch.) your residence
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
separate; respective; different
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
shopping; purchased goods
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof