mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to applaud; to cheer (for)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
kanji "hair" radical at top
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings