make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
crew-cut (type of haircut)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be reflected in a mirror
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
at any cost; at any price; at any expense