comparatively high; fairly expensive
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
still; even now; to this day
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
general; popular; common; typical
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to repeat; to do something over again
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be worried; to be troubled
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination