production (e.g. play); direction
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
plump; chubby; voluptuous
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
influencing (a person) for good
to be reminded of; to call to mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
that's right; very well; it would be best to ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
embodiment; realization; materialization
exceptional item; extraordinary product
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
each time it happens; at all such times
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
amusing; funny; interesting
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
item; something that one "just has to have"
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
transfer; assignment; conveyance
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune