upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
on the occasion of; at the time of
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
factory; plant; mill; workshop
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thank you for your continued patronage
offering something free as a promotion
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
practice; practising; experience
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
sense of values; values; value system
that is to say; so that means
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to pass (of time); to elapse
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
cooking; food preparation
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of