shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to palm off; to force a sale
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
wages; pay; rental payment