problematic statement; controversial remark
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to put one's hand on; to touch
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
change; transition; vicissitudes
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
day after day; day by day
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
class-A; A class; A grade
data processing; information processing
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
first meeting; first interview with
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
very careful; thoroughly prepared
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary