to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
step-up; advance; progress; increase
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
even though; despite; when
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
everywhere; all over; throughout
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to lose one's footing; to slip
door; gate; opening; title page
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow