nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
without leaving any trace
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
pleased to make your acquaintance
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sorry; excuse me; thank you
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to look down on; to make light of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
financial power; financial means; wealth
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
commodore; brigadier general
conditionally; with conditions attached
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants