being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to leave word; to leave a message
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to forget to say; to forget to mention
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to join forces; to cooperate
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
a quiet (natural) setting