information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to be too numerous; to be too much
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
conjurer; magician; illusionist
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
this and that; one thing or another
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
that's a different matter; that's a different story
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
chuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole); pitch-farthing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
even further; and then some; even more
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
true state; actual condition; reality
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
home area; home town; local
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
mountain road; mountain trail
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized