to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
speech; expression; wording; language
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
about; concerning; related to; -ish
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
outside of one's area of expertise
snake; serpent; large snake
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
under development; in development
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable