superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
tune (melody, piece of music)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
-less; lacking; non-existing
the matter you have been talking about
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)