antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
it seems so; that's what it looks like
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to squeeze out; to wring out
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
special training; intensive training; crash course
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
negative campaign; mudslinging
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be led by; to be headed by
to gain fame; to make one's name
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless