specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to push (something) against
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
stifled (laughter); simmering
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to set up shop; to open a store
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
smacking one's lips (over food)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to run a shop; to have a shop
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop