packing something in a bag; bagging
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
script; screenplay; scenario
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to clap one's hands in prayer
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
votive picture (originally of horse)
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
great difference; big difference; wide margin
society; the world; the times
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
at first; in the beginning; originally