to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
at least; at most; (even) just
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
washing machine (laundry)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
(for the) first time in one's life
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off