artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
as; because; with; due to
in order; sequential; seriatim
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
serviced; service-included
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
(doing something) regardless of expense
(political) administration; political power
diplomatic; diplomatically
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to jump upon (a moving object)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained