halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
study; research; investigation
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; community business
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment