promoting; increase; advance
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
this (very thing); this precisely
modern person; people of today
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
reality; actuality; hard fact
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
impression given by a painting or image
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
ratio; proportion; percentage
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
individual differences; personal equation
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)