inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
everyday life; daily life
buffet; self-service meal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
confections; sweets; candy; cake
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
special training; intensive training; crash course
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
busy; having no (free) time
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
switching over to; migration; transition
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
moderate; proper; just right
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
near; close; beside; third person
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity