to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(short) rest; breather; break
please (give me); please (do for me)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
at work; in the midst of work; working
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
helper; assistant; help; assistance