selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
otherwise; or else; if not
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
way of calling (something or someone)
being under military occupation
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
obsession; compulsive idea
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to limp; to drag one's feet
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
(arch.) bedpan; (arch.) chamber pot; (arch.) potty; baby tiger; (fig.) hard-earned reward
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
to palm off; to force a sale
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
cheap article; poor-quality article
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus