to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
raw materials; ingredients
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
threat; intimidation; menace
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
touching; moving (to tears)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
mockery; derision; ridicule
respect and affection; love and respect
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
next; secondly; subsequently
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
(not so) much; (not) very
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink