to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to become frayed; to become loose
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
cheap article; poor-quality article
secondary; of secondary importance
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to iron; to do the ironing
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
quiet; still; surreptitious
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
nothing but; except; no more than
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to listen to in an ecstasy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)