brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
distant; remote; isolated
periodic; regular; routine
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to creep about; to crawl around
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
hegemony; leadership; initiative
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
appointed time; timetable; schedule
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
riding together; riding with
to affect; to impact; to influence
state of mind; mentality; psychology
action; operation; effect; function
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
finish; finishing; finishing touches
the whole area; all areas