to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
local production for local consumption
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
sales; selling; marketing
off period; off season; slack season
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to throw open; to leave open
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
what do you want?; can I help you?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
long ago; already; a long time ago
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to remove; to move out of the way
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to apologize; to apologise
to step forward; to take a step forward
each place; various places
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC