wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to summon courage; to be brave
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
even though; despite; when
besides; moreover; in addition
silence (not speaking); muteness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
such; this sort of; like this
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
very; extremely; excessively
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
charming; fascinating; attractive