representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
interest; rights; concession
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
journal; magazine; periodical
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
in the end; at the end of the day
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
just managing; with great difficulty
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
farming implement; farm tools
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
paints; painting material
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss