to do one's best; to put forth every effort
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
men and women of all ages
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
thousands; several thousand
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
how can (one) do something
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
way (of doing); manner; method
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to take command; to give direction
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse