by all means; at all costs; absolutely
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
good (place to leave off); convenient
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
frying pan for making rolled eggs
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
personal (employee); employed; retained
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
regular pay; fixed salary
depending on; dependent on
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson