futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to iron; to do the ironing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to be too late; to be too slow
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
going into battle; departure for the front
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
sincere; honest; faithful
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to check; to stop; to keep back
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out