brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
quarrel; dispute; argument
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
expressing one's mind; speaking out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sympathy; compassion; pity
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to be hesitant; to feel timid
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be hesitant; to feel timid
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
social status; social position
environment; circumstance
to graduate from a university
company; corporation; workplace
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)