at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
(necessary) personnel; required person
materials; data; document
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
don't you think?; indicates question
to come from; to have roots in
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
something like ...; something called ...
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
magnetism; magnetic force
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
in this manner; in this way; like this
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be muddy; to be slushy
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake