amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
tool; implement; means; furniture
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
admiration; wonder; astonishment
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
chair; stool; post; office; position
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft