thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
wrapped offering (of money)
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
nostalgic song; golden oldie
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
subcenter (of a large city) (subcentre); urban subcenter
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
food stand; food stall; branch store
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
natural light; unpolarized light
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
contrived; false-sounding
creative cookery; creative cuisine
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to start using; to try out
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
regular (periodic) examination