to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be needed; to be wanted
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
successive generations; successive emperors
originally; by nature; from the start
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
as many (people) as possible
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
workshop; studio; atelier
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me