treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
several times; a few times
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
to pour water on; to irrigate
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to the end; entirely; in full
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
first meeting; first interview with
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
public toilet; public restroom
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
emotional strength; force of will
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)