on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted