cultivation; refinement; culture; education
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
light blue; pale blue; aqua
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
repeatedly; several times; many times
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
relation; relative; kind; cordial
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
resentment; indignation; anger
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hide; to keep to oneself
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to burst (open); to break; to split
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to subsist; to keep on living
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret