year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
story; tale; talk; discussion
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to blame; to find fault with
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
pride; boast; credit (to)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees