perforation; punching; boring; drilling
getting an advance (on one's salary)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
washing machine (laundry)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
development; exploitation
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
immediately; at once; instantly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly