to polish up; to shine up
premature death; untimely death; dying young
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
breaking off; snapping off
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to fold up; to fold into layers
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay