to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
guess; speculation; supposition
to write down; to record; to register
clarification; definition
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
fragment; one of the group or party
difficult problem; challenge
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
well-cooked; well-done; browned
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
setting a place; setting the table
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something