preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
television industry; television business
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
government office; government agency; authorities
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
threat; intimidation; menace
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated