painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to cut off (a relationship)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
father; dad; husband; you; he
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
serious; severe; grave; acute
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
stale; hackneyed; cliched
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
does not match (one's, its) appearance
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
unexpectedly; surprisingly
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded