elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
vitality; (one's) life force
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
girl; lass; young thing; chick
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
point in common; common feature
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
no, not like that (but like this)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to call again; to call (someone) back
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
rather than; more ... than ...
charm; incantation; spell; curse
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
edge of the eaves; house frontage
cheap article; poor-quality article
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other