suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
(committee) chairman; president
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
farm work; field labour; field labor
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
real life; actual life; everyday life
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reaction; response; reaction
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
male instincts; male frivolity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
secret; private; surreptitious
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
wonderful; splendid; magnificent