to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to work hard; to make an effort
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
gardening; puttering around in the garden
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
apparent; obvious; very clear
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
every evening; night after night
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sorry; excuse me; thank you
day by day; every day; by the day
to cut off (a relationship)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe