in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
one large ...; a great ...
historical; traditional; historic
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
convenient; handy; useful
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
coordinator; coordinating role
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to smile broadly; to grin widely
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...