idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be thrilled; to be excited
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
proper; right; reasonable
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
price reduction; discount
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
perception; sensing; noticing
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual