house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
flour; meal; powder; dust
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
relaxation; recreation; recess
allocation; assignment; allotment
considerably; fairly; quite
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
world; society; people; the public
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be torn off; to come off
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
everybody; every last one of them; all
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
life; living; I; me; student
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard