change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
without; unless; have to do
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
meal set before one; women's advances
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
on bad terms; at loggerheads
attendance; presence; appearance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to go underground; to go into hiding
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
general term; generic name