treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to have a meal; to take a meal
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
customization; customisation
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
manner of using one's hands
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
raising a hem; taking up a hem; hemming (up); shortening (of trousers, skirts, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
striking; remarkable; considerable
region; limits; stage; level
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
see-through (e.g. blouse)
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
without; but if; otherwise; or else