washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
otherwise; if not; or else
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
feeling keenly; fully realizing
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to polish (up); to dress up
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
fragile article; breakables; broken article
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
want to ... do something; would like to ...
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
overhasty; rash; premature
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to