plainly; clearly; vividly
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
heaven and earth; top and bottom
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
hard-line policy; tough measure
to smirk; to grin broadly
client list; customer list
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
the lion's share; the cream
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
old friend; old acquaintance
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
protest; refutation; pleading
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw