smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
hair (on the head); (a) hair
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to become completely chilled
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
compact; portable; easy-to-use; handy
head; brains; intellect; understanding
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
coherence; order; focus; point