Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to sink (into); to get depressed
bunch of flowers; bouquet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
mass communication; mass media
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
array; muster; line-up; full force
to smile (at); to grin (at)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
manners; behavior; behaviour
to become pale; to turn pale
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
very careful; thoroughly prepared
way (of doing); manner; method; means
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
poor physical health; bad shape
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions