order (to an employee from management)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
reason; cause; history; origin
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
individual; private person; personal; private
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to happen to meet; to come across
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to push away; to push aside; to shove
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to have the privilege of doing
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip