family chart and personal history
breaking off an engagement
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
the lower classes; the common people
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to palm off; to force a sale
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
skilled engineer or mechanic who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
directions; instructions; usage method
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to become frayed; to become loose
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
artifact; artefact; excavated article; archaeological find
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
forgetting; lapse of memory
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator; agent
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body