performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
inexpert or untrained eyes
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lightly; easily; carelessly
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
restaurant with only set meals
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
workshop; studio; atelier
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
maintenance; preservation; improvement
clicking; clopping; clacking
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to forget completely; to leave behind
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman