dubious; puzzled; suspicious
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to push (something) against
year in, year out; always; 24-7
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
professor; teaching; instruction
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
magnetism; magnetic force
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
curious; strange; unusual
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
difficult to ...; hard to ...
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
loser; defeated person; the defeated
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down