straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
custom; common practice; habit
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
along the river; riverside
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to become better; to improve
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
cram school; private tutoring school
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to be reflected in a mirror
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
finish; end; completion; result
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
declaration; statement; proclamation