to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to move forward; to move on
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
change of schedule; schedule change
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
moving; touching; stirring
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
empirically; from experience
matter causing distress; something causing worry
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
bad influence; negative influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)