dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
manly; masculine; like a man
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
praise and censure; public criticisms
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
casting; founding; minting
casting; cast-metal object
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
modernization; modernisation
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
import; importation; introduction; afferent
newspaper story (article, account)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
production output; number of goods manufactured