to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
how; in what way; how about; questionable
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
succession; continuation; series; sequence
United Nations resolution; UN resolution
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
overlooking; turning a blind eye
way; method; means; (technical) specification
(period of) a year; during an era
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to be too numerous; to be too much
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett