beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
changing clothes; change of clothes
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
briskly; quickly; promptly
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
distant look; faraway look
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
troops; group members; team members
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to claim victims; to leave casualties
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
strong-willed; strong of heart
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil