machine parts; machinery; equipment
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
competent; suitable; qualified
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
abstention; nonparticipation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
in the end; at the end of the day
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
as far as the eye can see
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
standard; set; routine; decided
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
root; joint; base; crotch
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
in the same manner as before; the same as always
mission; delegation; transmission
headquarters; head office; main office
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
the scruff or nape of the neck
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp