bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
ground glass; frosted glass
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
manner of using one's hands
emotional strength; force of will
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
with a friendly grin; smilingly
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
cleavage (between breasts)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)