treating someone like a child
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
construction; establishment
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
company president; manager; director
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to mix; to stir; to blend
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to fly around; to scatter
to dye; to colour; to color
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
best (highest) record; new record
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
training (animals); breaking (animals)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular