to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
high laced shoes or boots
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
toilet articles; makeup kit
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
good performance; good work; great success
blood relationship; blood relative
biological older sister; real elder sister
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
possible; likely; probable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful