limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
application (of ointment, etc.)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
job hunting; job searching
influencing (a person) for good
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
atonement; redemption; compensation
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
person of extraordinary talent; wonder; marvel
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to take measures (against); to take steps
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate