stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to shed light; to cast light
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
surface of the earth; ground surface
good-quality; superior in quality
underground; subterranean
good-quality; superior in quality
item; article; dish; course; finest item
finished product; finished goods; completed article
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
novel; original; new; innovative
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
refining; refinement; smelting
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
area; domain; territory; field; range; region