bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
washing machine; (clothes) washer
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
covered in mud; mud-caked
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
evening meal; dinner; supper
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
growth period (in children)
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
talking about memories; reminiscences
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words