treating someone like a child
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
enough; too many; too much
wintertime; winter season
steady advance; carrying all before one
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
account book; register; ledger
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
adherent; devotee; believer
privatization; privatisation
victory celebration party; victory banquet
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
celebration; congratulations
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
canteen; post exchange; PX
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to become better; to improve
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
invitation; introduction; temptation
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted