covered in mud; mud-caked
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
completeness in both (e.g. loyalty and filial piety, study and sports); advantageous to both sides
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
true intention; underlying motive
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inspection; examination; survey
opposite; reverse; contrary