(United States of) America; USA
welding base metal; parent metal; base material (in construction, etc.)
to state; to express; to mention
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
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 anticipate; to foresee
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
a few years ago; some years back
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
cripple; disabled person; invalid
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants