to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to feel depressed; to be down
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to cause someone to worry
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
polish; grinding; sharpening
on countless occasions; many a time
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
a little bit; a little while
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
than; other than; except; but
plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
literally; to the letter; literal
tool; implement; means; furniture
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
absorption; suction; attraction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
colour; color; hue; tints
scene; spectacle; sight; view