beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
flood of customers; roaring business
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
god of fortune; god of wealth
living god; saintly person
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
investigation; research; looking something up
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
baumkuchen (German spit cake)
baumkuchen (German spit cake)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation