make good use of; make the most of
national holiday; festival day
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to knock down; to knock out
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
after staying up all night
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
looking slender in clothing
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
legal; lawful; legitimate
illegal; illicit; unlawful
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
secrecy; highly classified information
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
great speed; recklessly fast speed
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to pick a fight; to find fault
retail store; retail shop
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
suits for gentlemen; menswear
(your) daughter; young woman
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
personal affair; one's own affair
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
high relief; grand relief
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
high window; clerestory window