to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
suffix for familiar person
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
regular customer; valued client
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unanticipated; unexpected
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
large number (of); many; majority
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
tail (animal); tail end; tip
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little