oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
art of war; strategy; tactics
large number (of); many; majority
small number; few; minority
normal practice; proper practice
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
many; much; plenty; hardly
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tool; implement; means; furniture
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sixth day of the month; six days
study; research; investigation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
modern person; people of today
literally; self-explanatorily
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
electricity; (electric) light
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
first thing in the morning
all day long; all the day; throughout the day