comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
abdomen; stomach; under parts
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
monpe; (women's) baggy work pants gathered at the ankles
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
neat (personal appearance); tidy
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child; unreasonably demanding patient; nightmare patient
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
taste; liking; preference
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
without cause; without reason
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
preparing for winter; winter clothes
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up