masterful performance; virtuosity
newly washed hair; wet hair
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to be worn out (from domestic life)
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
history of; experience of
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
good old wife; one's wife of many years
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to throw at; to turn; to raise
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
duty; obligation; responsibility
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation