seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(licensed) red light district
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to succeed; to bear fruit
lecture hall; lecture room
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sudden change; complete change
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
extreme north; North Pole
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit