head; brains; intellect; understanding
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
in the city; within the city
article; item; thing; goods; wares
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
education; training; discipline
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to support each other; to support one another
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
derivation; development; offshoot
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)