to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to raise one's voice; to shout
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
just because; even if; even though
in that manner; like that
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
many people; a large number of people
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
in order; in turn; one by one
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
general idea; concept; notion
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
kind; sort; species; species
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)