to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
price reduction; discount
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
literally; self-explanatorily
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
those (near the second person)
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to throw on the fire; to burn
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
supply; provision; raising; procurement
rather; better; instead; if anything
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
tone (of voice); manner of talking
close; intimate; on good terms
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
upper half of the body; upper body
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood