waste management (garbage collection) industry
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
same trade; same business; same profession
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
long ago; already; a long time ago
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
at least; at most; (even) just
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
weight; heavyweight boxer