retired employee; unemployed person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
in person; personally; directly
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to increase; to add to; to augment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
verbal message; word (from someone)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to break the silence; to break one's silence
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of