high heels; high-heeled shoes
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to govern; to manage; to subdue
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
what's what; heads or tails
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
a little bit; a little while
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
(giving) instruction; initiation
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
winter clothes; arctic clothes
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to get angry; to become perverse
daily necessities; everyday goods
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)