opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to put into effect; to put into practice
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
businesslike; professional
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
cash bonus; reward; bounty
family chart and personal history
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
amount of sugar; sugar content
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
to gain weight; to put on weight
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
even so; anyhow; at any rate
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to be discouraged; to shrink from
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to not believe one's ears
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone