dark brown; colour of tanned skin
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to beat time; to mark time
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
combination technique in Judo
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
index; indices; indicator
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
wide turn; detour; the long way around
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
essence; true nature; substance; reality