clear writing; specification
as soon as possible; ASAP
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
upper floor (of a building)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
personal grudge; personal enmity
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
freely; frankly; without reserve
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
personality; style; appearance
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
hundred days; lengthy time
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
number; number plate; license plate
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
precocious; precocious child
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
incompetent; have no merit
to become possible; to become able to (do)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience