wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
many; much; plenty; hardly
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
racial or national characteristics
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
class; heading; group; category
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
modular bath; prefabricated bath
to ascend; to go up; to climb
window; window (shop display)
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
to talk to oneself; to mutter
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
brown; light brown; tawny
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be stiff; to be starchy
directly; in person; firsthand
how; in what way; in what manner