shop; small store; business; firm
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) merely; (not) simply
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
use; utilization; utilisation; application
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
that's the way it is; such is life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
pregnancy; conception; gestation
simply; merely; only; solely
God; god; ace; king; superior person
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind