to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
to be erected; to be built
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
long ago; a long time ago; already
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
cheap article; poor-quality article
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)