making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
strategy meeting; council of war
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
after school (at the end of the day)
one day; (on) a certain day
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
cook-house; galley; kitchen
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing