deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
lecture attendance; auditing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
infant; baby; little child
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
performance of one's official duties
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
the same ratio or percentage
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
lately; recently; nowadays
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement