hostility; animosity; enmity
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
quality (of a product or a service)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to hide; to keep to oneself
way (of doing); manner; method
way (of doing); manner; method; means
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to applaud; to cheer (for)
behavior; behaviour; conduct
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
preference; priority; precedence; right of way