continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
caller; visitor; company; guest
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
overall victory; championship
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
certainly; surely; definitely
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
declaration; proclamation; announcement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
something like ...; something called ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
the touch of; feel of; texture
absorbency; hygroscopicity
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on