sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
shades of night; night scene
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
matter of concern and interest
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
memory; ability to remember
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
smoothly; easily; readily
as a child; when one was a child
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
perfect; complete; flawless
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate