lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to be a matter of life or death
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
good feeling; feeling good
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
difficult to ...; hard to ...
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to remember; to keep in mind
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
the reverse; other side; lining
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten