to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
exhibition; display; putting on show
store interior; inside of a shop
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to entrust; to leave to a person
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about