present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
first thing in the morning
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
in comparison to; rather than
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
practice; practising; experience
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
weekly publication; weekly magazine
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample