operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
useless resistance; vain struggle
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
top bust measurement; full-bust measurement; overbust measurement
beginning of the (fiscal) year
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
light brown; golden brown
home delivery (of food); outside catering