rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
ability; performance; efficiency
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
ingredient; component; composition
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to change completely; to change suddenly