(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
valuable article; valuables
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
after use; after occurring
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to go into the minutest details
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
destination; receiver's address; consignee
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
slight; insignificant; small
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to push aside; to push one's way through
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
superiority; predominance
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention