chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
waterproofing; making watertight
way; method; means; (technical) specification
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
mental; spiritual; emotional
sense of space; spaciousness
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to change completely; to change suddenly
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
senior; elder; person older than oneself
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited