evening; early night hours
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
writing implement; writing tool
picture for coloring in (colouring)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to cut one's way through the waves
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
raging fire; conflagration
unrequited love; one-sided love
to slap; to strike; to spank
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
(turned out) all right in the end
ophthalmological examination; eye check-up; eye examination
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
bridge (e.g. on a warship)