careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
with a friendly grin; smilingly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
ten; 10; ten years of age
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
ill will; malice; evil intent
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to intend; to be sure that
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into