thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
changing clothes; change of clothes
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
even though; despite; when
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
how; in what way; in what manner
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to press a question; to cross-examine
to suit; to match; to become; to be like