at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
tone (of voice); manner of talking
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
favorite; favourite; habitually used
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
serious look (on one's face); straight face
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
be (that) as it may; having said that
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to lay aside; to set aside
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
drinking bout; merrymaking
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
filtration; filtering; percolation
action of making something; -ification
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)