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)
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
knitting; knitted material; crochet
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to breathe out; to exhale
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
starting point; point of departure
for this very reason; that is exactly why
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all