to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
hope; white hope; person of promise
catcher; catcher (person or device)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to be manageable; to be able to handle
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
billboard; (advertising) hoarding
(navigable) canal; waterway
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
local specialty; special product (of a region)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
scale; scope; plan; structure
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to run through; to run past
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
very likely; very probable
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to knock down; to knock off
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope