trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
society; public; community; social studies
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
fee; charge; rate; material
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be overcome with emotion
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
self-torturing; masochistic
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to turn completely into; to become completely
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
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)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
young and energetic; up-and-coming
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
charming; fascinating; attractive
that is to say; so that means
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)