commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sales promotion; hard selling
trial product; prototype model
principal occupation; core business
local specialty; special product (of a region)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(another's) daughter; young lady
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
imagination; supposition; guess
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
river; stream; River; the ... river
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work