(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
American film; American movie
imperial units; yard-pound units
cubit (ancient unit of length)
to state; to express; to mention
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
how many people; a number of people
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
preserved food boiled in soy
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it