to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
club activities; extracurricular activities
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
general; popular; common; typical
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
press officer; press secretary
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
commerce; trade; business
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
source of information; intelligence source; message source
besides; furthermore; moreover
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
quotation; citation; reference
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
older sister and younger brother