to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
major subject; special study
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
accomplishment; execution
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
mobilization; mobilisation
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
underground; subterranean
perception; sensing; noticing
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
while surprised; suddenly
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
under repair; out of service
incineration; destroy by fire
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material