Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
distinctive; characteristic
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
precarious situation; precarious state
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
picture for coloring in (colouring)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to get on well with (someone)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(not) a single person; (no) one