drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
kitchen; financial situation; finances
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
somewhat below; slightly below
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
commencing with; including
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
complete recovery of health
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
all (there is); as long as there is
approval; approbation; endorsement
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness