salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
woman; female; feminine gender
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
without leaving any trace
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute