to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
valuable article; valuables
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
Seven Wonders of the World
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
another time; some other time
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sense of duty (obligation)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
likability; favorability; popularity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons