(feather) duster; dusting
to drop; to let fall; to omit
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
family-oriented; familial
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
one's home country; one's homeland
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
beginning; clue; starting point
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to concern; to be related
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
be (that) as it may; having said that
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
every place; various places
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
food self-sufficiency rate
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
import; importation; introduction; afferent
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wring the neck; to strangle
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group