returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
senior; veteran; old-timer
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
objection; dissent; protest
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)