foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
departure; leaving; setting off
long time; several hours; long spell
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
chiffon cake; sponge cake
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
such; this sort of; like this
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession