cosmetics; toilet articles
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
throwaway; disposable; single-use
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
olive (colour, color); olive brown
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
pure literature; belles-lettres
author; writer; novelist; artist
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
posterity; future life; life to come
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
high; noble; refined; advanced
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over