to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
black rotary-dial telephone
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
strongish; somewhat strong
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
guard; security guard; security officer
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
VIP; very important person
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
personal identification number; PIN; password number
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
matter of time; question of time
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
running as fast as one can
nice; good; well-executed
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
surroundings; environs; circumference
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
birth date; date of birth; DOB
telephone number; phone number
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)