statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
treatment; service; handling; management
to increase; to add to; to augment
perishable foods; perishables
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
honey locust (Gleditsia japonica)
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
tissue paper; toilet paper
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
type of occupation; occupational category
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
household or cottage industry
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
job; work; duties; trade; skill