to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
settlement; conclusion; summary
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
building addition or extension; an annex
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to extend (building); to build on
reception room; parlor; parlour
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
sorry; excuse me; thank you
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
delusion; trick of the imagination
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be softened; to calm down
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear