to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
interference; intervention; meddling
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to squash; to crush; to flatten
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
timewise; temporal; chronal
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
to cry and shout; to scream
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
scab; swelling; puffiness
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
way out; means to escape; escape route
beyond that point; after that
making an attempt; trial run
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
in history; ever; historical
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with