verbal promise; one's word
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to follow; to conform; to apply to
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
first meeting; first interview with
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
speech; expression; wording; language
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health