river; stream; River; the ... river
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
present; gift; to give a present or gift
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
processing technology; processing technique
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
refining; refinement; smelting; training
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
general; overall; across-the-board
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
mixed race; mixed parentage
dark elf (fictional race)
to take over; to hand over
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to discuss; to talk together
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving