inspection; examination; survey
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
how long; how far; how much
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
very interesting; of great interest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
present; gift; to give a present or gift
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)