equipment; device; installation; stage setting
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
living thing; living creature; animal; life
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
gem; jewel; precious stone
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
operation; functioning; running
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
be (that) as it may; having said that
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
that's a different matter; that's a different story
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
the opposite sex; isomerism
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch