to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to fan; to incite; to instigate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
progress; advance; improvement; development
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
killing time; staving off boredom
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
handling; handball (soccer foul)
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to head home; to leave for home
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)