innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
choux (pastry); cream puff
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
failure; mistake; blunder
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to approach; to draw near
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
confections; sweets; candy; cake
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
for this very reason; that is exactly why
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to smile (at); to grin (at)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
little by little; bit by bit
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
briskly; quickly; promptly
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function