maintenance; preservation; improvement
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to fold up; to fold into layers
secrecy; highly classified information
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
coiling (pottery-making method)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
periodic; regular; routine
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
business world; business circles; (the) industry
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to be lacking in options; to be too few
in this manner; in this way; like this
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to put one's strength into
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
string made from twisted paper
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in