as selfishly (willfully) as one pleases
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
to wish someone luck; to wish someone well
room for growth; potential; promise
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
marine; maritime; oceanic; oceanity
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
as one wishes; as one pleases; to one's heart's content
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
singing contest; person proud of their voice
moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus, species of Indo-Pacific perciform fish)
to reason with (a person)
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
dialectic demonstration; display of skill in explanation
clear and cold (water, etc.)
colour picture (color); color painting
clashing colors; clashing colours
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining
to look the other way; to hush up a problem
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
arthero-; atheromatous; gruel-like; porridge-like
flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball