world; society; people; the public
to be surprised; to be astonished
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
local site; location for making or filming a movie
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
home area; home town; local
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
suffix for familiar person
so; like this; in this way
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to pass (of time); to elapse
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)