hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
high; noble; refined; advanced
colour; color; hue; tints
exhibition; display; putting on show
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
woman; lady; adult female
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
half-sibling (with a different mother)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to bail out (water); to scoop out
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
down to earth; reasonable
maternity leave; paternity leave
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop