leadership; initiative; spearhead
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
only recently; just of late
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
later on; eventually; afterwards
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
on duty; at work; while working
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
very recently; in the very recent past
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to raise one's voice; to shout
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to close (one's eyes); to shut