fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
(hot) stove league; trading of players in the off-season
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
film world; world of cinema
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
archive; archives; archive (file)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
source of worry; source of distress
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to be badly made; to fail
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
nonchalant air; unruffled air
alma mater clique; old school tie
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-