to imitate; to follow; to emulate
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
taste; liking; preference
interference; meddling; butting in
to be softened; to calm down
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
head; lead; vanguard; first
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
low (level, value, price, etc.)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to move (house); to change residence
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
construction; architecture (of buildings)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants