adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
estimate (of costs); budget
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to follow another's example
is something that; is that which
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to bury; to embed; to implant
physical work; manual labour (labor)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
refinement; elegance; grace
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
plain; plateau; tableland
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
union; joining; conjugation
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
of great promise; with a promising future