to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
question; inquiry; enquiry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to become empty; to be emptied
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
one's post; place of work; workplace
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
member of a (rock) band; band member; bandsman
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
over-fond parent; doting parent
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(turned out) all right in the end
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
ill will; malice; evil intent