habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
interior design; interior; upholstery
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
commerce; trade; business
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to have one's name entered (in a list)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suffix for familiar person
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in advance; beforehand; previously
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to laugh away; to laugh off
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to point upward; to look upward; to improve