impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
right in the middle (of); midst; height
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
workman; enterpriser; schemer
to take a veneer off something
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
base (military, expedition, etc.)
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to offer a (monetary) prize
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
a matter of life and death
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic