taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
doctor's visit; house call
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
commitment; pledge; promise
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
one way or the other; either way
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to carry; to bring (to a place)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
(period of) a year; during an era
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
expenses; costly; expensive
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
in proportion to; according to; depending on
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger