dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
as a child; when one was a child
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
recommendation; endorsement
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
serious look (on one's face); straight face
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to name; to call; to christen; to term
knife-proof; slash-resistant
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
cold storage; refrigeration
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
joint together; opposite; facing
waterproofing; making watertight
emphasizes direct object of action