pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
normalcy; normality; normal
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
contraceptive device; birth-control device
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
preliminary arrangements; spade work
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be helpful; to be useful
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
tool; implement; means; furniture
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be embarrassed; to lose face
recompense; indemnity; atonement
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(one's) current position; current location; present position
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to have an eye on; to zero in on
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to attack; to assault; to assail
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest