not yet known; unknown; strange
fat; tallow; lard; grease
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
long gallop; long horse ride
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to slide down; to slip down
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
maid; helper; help; assistance
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
near; close; beside; third person
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
rather; sooner; preferably
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)