vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
snugly; cosily; compactly
knitting; knitted material; crochet
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
feather; plume; plumage; down
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. printing)
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
(full) name; family name and given name
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
none of your business; not your concern
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
abandoned child; foundling
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
what time; (lit.) which hour
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
that's a different matter; that's a different story