absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
finished product; finished goods; completed article
one's house; one's home; one's family
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
transport; transportation
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
postwar period; period after Second World War
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
chief; main; principal; important
wintertime; winter season
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
another thing; exception; special case
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
other side; opposite side; other party