tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
manners; behavior; behaviour
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
solitude; loneliness; isolation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
tacking; basting (thread)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to be entwined; to be involved
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
inspection; examination; checking
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict