materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
position; place of employment
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
profligate; licentious; of loose morals; emotional; passionate; sentimental
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to need; to call for; to require
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to blacken (something); to make something black; to talk wrong into right
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
manners; behavior; behaviour
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
bent back; hunchback; stoop
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
mid-stream; middle course; middle class