to join together; to combine; to join up
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
day after day; day by day
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
confusion; mixing; merger
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
store interior; inside of a shop
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun