accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
people; citizens; subjects; folk
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to prostrate oneself before
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to toady; to be obsequious
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
several weeks; a few weeks
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
construction; architecture (of buildings)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
matter causing distress; something causing worry
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big