hairdresser; hairdressing
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
in name but not in reality
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
house where one was born; one's parents' house
reward money; reward; honorarium
small sum (of money); small amount
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
proposal; offer; request; application
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
royalty and titled nobility
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
brown; light brown; tawny
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
military man; warrior; soldier
to fall flat; to fall face down