one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be able to manage somehow or another
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
present; gift; to give a present or gift
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
amount of light; quantity of light
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
burned down; entirely destroyed
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to take away; to carry away
study; library; den; home office; reading room
hidden room; secret chamber
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
charred; burnt black; scorched black
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone