three days and three nights
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
infant; baby; little child
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fluent (in a language); flowing
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
cheap article; poor-quality article
to sit down; to take a seat
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
without cause; without reason
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
influence; effect; impact
because; for; the reason why is ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to prostrate oneself (before)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region