business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
faux-hawk (hairstyle); fauxhawk
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
huh; I'll be damned; well!
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to brave a danger; to take a risk
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own