as a child; when one was a child; childhood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
half and half; fifty-fifty
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
exceptional item; extraordinary product
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
muddy water; red-light district
appointment; rendezvous; date
to take off one's clothes; to undress
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
forcibly; against one's will
polite; courteous; hospitable
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
intelligence gathering; information gathering
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter