smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to shake one's head (in denial)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one's physical safety; personal security
to maintain; to continue to have
very; much; greatly; a lot of
existence; possession; having; limited company
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
regarding highly; attaching importance to
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to throw away; to abandon
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
quotation; citation; reference
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
young girl; lass; adolescent female
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva