corduroy; corded velveteen
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
information; making a report (to a superior)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
(feather) duster; dusting
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
is something that; is that which
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
connections; contacts; influence
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone