hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
same country; same province; the (said) country
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to press a question; to cross-examine
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
how can (one) do something
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
prognosis; recuperation; convalescence
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
intelligence operative; spy
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
a seal affixed to a document
sending; forwarding; remitting