Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
National Center Test for University Admissions
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
toast; congratulatory cup
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
follow-up service; after-sales follow up
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to pick a fight; to find fault
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
one's share; one's portion
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to get out of shape; to lose shape
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
foreign matter; impurities