to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
upper half of the body; upper body
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
though; notwithstanding; although
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to be bony; to be angular
naturally; of course; understandably
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
reopening; resumption; restarting
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)