tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
recently; lately; these days
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be worried; to be troubled
(another's) daughter; young lady
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
boy; son; baby boy; young man
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the matter in question
that's true; of course; obviously
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
don't you think?; indicates question
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it