bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
being very busy; busyness
joints; points (of a speech)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
street at night; making a night journey
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
discipline; training; teaching manners
courteous; decorous; polite
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
butterfly net; net for catching insects
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
older sister; lass; young lady
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to put one's strength into
to keep an eye on; to take care of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance