partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
match; game; bout; contest
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to turn against; to become an enemy
to become better; to improve
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
capital; funds; seed money; asset
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
cost of one's food; one's board
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
having no money; lack of money