carbon nano-tube; carbon nanotube
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
each house; every house; many houses
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
high heels; high-heeled shoes
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
what's what; heads or tails
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
a little bit; a little while
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
winter clothes; arctic clothes
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
daily necessities; everyday goods
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)