fishing gear; fishing tackle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
Europe and America; the West
parts; accessories; components
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in-house manufactured goods
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
establishment; settlement
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
business trip; official trip
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively