before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
customer traffic; customers; custom
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
opinion; point of view; visual point
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
satellite city; satellite town
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to surround; to crowd around
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
one by one; one each; one at a time
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom