playing in the mud; playing with mud
income; receipts; revenue
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to become attached; to begin to love
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
pregnancy; conception; gestation
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
favourite book; favorite book
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
dear me; I mean; or rather
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
repeatedly; several times; many times
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)