(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
reception room; parlor; parlour
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
business; work; operations; service; duties
to be dispersed; to get separated
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
quality (of a product or a service)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
uniformity; standardization; standardisation
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
beginning; clue; starting point
end of a match; end of a game
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor