enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
few decades; many decades; several decades
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
predecessor; people of former times
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hey; listen; look here; I say
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love