time; season; period; phase; stage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
business; trade; operations; sales
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
too (much); overly; excessively
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
interruption; suspension; break
raw materials; ingredient
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
natural product; product of nature
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
foreign matter; impurities
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny