to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
bridal costume; wedding dress
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
both; both sides; both parties
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
just because; even if; even though
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to be reflected in a mirror
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to change (one's clothes)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
main bedroom; master bedroom
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if not; even without
at least; at most; (even) just
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night