to cut corners; to be shoddy
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
manner of using one's hands
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to fight against; to oppose; to face
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
contrary to one's expectations