cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
racing form; racing (news)paper
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
journal; magazine; periodical
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
in one's own way or style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
shoji (paper sliding door)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
retainer; vassal; servant
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded