to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good-quality; superior in quality
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
factory; plant; mill; workshop
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
funny story; funny anecdote
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
orphan; person without friends
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
with these words; while saying
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
clergyman; churchman; clergy
old friend; familiar face
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
tattling; telling on (someone)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)