low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
everyday life; daily life
society; public; community; social studies
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
classification system; classification method
to hide; to keep to oneself
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
front; frontage; facade; main
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously