elaborate; delicate; exquisite
carving; engraving; sculpture
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
wand; (riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
derailment; digression; deviation
outside of one's area of expertise
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
conference room; council room
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
(religious) faith; belief; creed
mostly involve; principally involve
workshop; studio; atelier
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
internal or domestic affairs
secretary-general; director
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
in name but not in reality