to nitpick; to complain about trifles
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
eyebrow makeup; eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
vice; immorality; corruption
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; plant-based
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
toxic substance in lead; lead poisoning
for example; for instance; e.g.
lack of appetite; anorexia
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
approval or disapproval; admission or denial
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
liquid face-whitening makeup
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
chief; main; principal; important
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
customs (duties); duty; tariff
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention