structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
inspection; checking (goods, products)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to overcharge; to rip off
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
admiration; being impressed (by)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
rich person; wealthy person
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to blow out; to spout out
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream