correction; revision; amendment
to smile (at); to grin (at)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
nape (of the neck); nucha
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
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
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
removal; dismantling; detaching
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
poor physical health; bad shape
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
way of asking; way of listening; listener
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
this and that; one thing or another
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)