to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(your) daughter; young woman
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
business; trade; operations; sales
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
schedule; program; programme; agenda
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
for use by children; for children
for use by adults; for adults
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to escape from; to get out
to refuse; to decline; to deny
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
temporary sewing; basting
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum