OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
landing place (e.g. for steamers); station (e.g. bus); terminal
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
extremely talented; very gifted
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
serial; cereal; breakfast cereal
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
bubble economy (of Japan; 1986-1991)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
something like ...; something called ...
(not saying anything) no matter what
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100