(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
malicious; deliberately mean
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
political measures; policy
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
vamp (woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men); bump
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to defy conventional wisdom
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin