my husband; one's family; family member
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
right under; directly below
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
deserted village; poor village
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
(appropriate for) one's age
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
infection; contagion; becoming infected
the last moment; the very end
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to torment; to torture; to harass
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas