everyday necessities; daily necessities
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to toady; to be obsequious
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to be lacking in options; to be too few
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
bribe; sweetener; douceur
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities