a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to gain weight; to put on weight
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sales; selling; marketing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
unfairness; injustice; partiality
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
beauty of slender female legs
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to look away; to turn away
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
successively; one after another
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
Chinese cooking; Chinese food