glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
catering; (food) delivery
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
this occasion; at this time; now
failure; mistake; blunder
successor; replacement; second wife
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to knock down; to knock off
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
(political) power; authority; influence
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
resentment; indignation; anger
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
personal feelings; self-interest
certainly; surely; definitely
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
along the river; riverside
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
double; twice (as much); twofold
income; receipts; revenue
hair on the back of one's head
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually