cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
parents and siblings; one's relatives
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to make merry; to be festive
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
sales battle; business competition
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to dry up completely; to become stale
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
pardon me for leaving (first)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
residence; housing; residential building
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
independence; self-reliance
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
having sociable manners; sociable
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable