vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
accurate; correct; precise; exact
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to roll about; to writhe about
sense of smell; olfaction
taste; palate; sense of taste
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
restoration; repair; mending
bento; Japanese box lunch
thorough; exhaustive; complete
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
if you do this; if this is the case
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form