tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
bonsai; miniature potted plant
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)