reason; grounds; circumstances
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
great joy; delight; jubilation
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
handcart; wheelbarrow; baby walker
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rule over the whole country
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
nursing; (protective) care
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to try to do; to attempt to do
belief; faith; conviction
centralization of power; centralisation of power
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to subsist; to keep on living
index; indices; indicator
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
24 hours; twenty-four hours
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
it's not like; it isn't as if
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly