spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
distant look; faraway look
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to distribute; to hand out
in the same way as; just like
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be helpful; to be useful
physical condition; state of health; shape
rest; break; recess; intermission
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
one by one; one each; one at a time
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)