control; management (e.g. of a business)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
expression; presentation; representation; notation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sense of values; values; value system
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
internal conditions; true state of affairs
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
adds force or indicates command
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to have meaning; to be meaningful
full portrait; whole aspect; full story