to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
spare time; free time; leisure time
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
life and death; life or death
scale; scope; plan; structure
excessive supply; oversupply
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
experimental; provisional
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
that is to say; so that means
society; the world; the times
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
one-by-one; separately; in detail
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy