government office; public office
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
generous; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
appearance; air; mien; getup
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass