management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
back issue (of a publication); back-number
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
horror film; horror movie
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
oblong; landscape orientation
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
cave; cavern; den; grotto
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
management; administration; operation