imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to give off a stench; to stink
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
acid; sourness; sour taste
in succession; one by one
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to notify; to advise; to inform
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
can't help; won't make much difference
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
person of letters; literary person
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for books; volume
collection of books; (personal) library