to count on one's fingers
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to pass (of time); to elapse
to become possible; to become able to (do)
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
ago; since; before; previous
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
minimum; at the very least
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
maintenance; preservation; improvement
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire