intimidating air; sense of intimidation
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to call a person's attention (to)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hearsay; learning by hearsay
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to put up (a notice); to post
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
export; exportation; efferent
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
unconfirmed; unidentified
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
considerably; greatly; a lot
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
proposal; offer; request; application
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says