suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
quarrel; dispute; argument
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
female friend; woman friend
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
killing two birds with one stone
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
three; three years of age
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
semi-transparent; translucent
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
beforehand; in advance; previously
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
indolence; laziness; sloth
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead