before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
one's long-cherished desire
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
patience; endurance; perseverance
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
moneymaking; earning money
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
custom; common practice; habit
hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
way of eating; how to eat
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
form; shape; figure; morph
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema