washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
on the occasion of; at the time of
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
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
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
treatment (of a person); dealing with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
now that; since; so long as; because
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment