to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to finish reading; to read through
guidance; leadership; leading the way
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
second generation; second; junior
young master; young gentleman
wintertime; winter season
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
ten; 10; ten years of age
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.