everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
every single word and phrase; word by word
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to write down; to record; to register
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
each place; various places
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)