listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
smoothly; easily; readily
body; physical system; (the) person
God; god; ace; king; superior person
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense
to be worried; to be troubled
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
measurement round the hips
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
technical skill; ability; capacity
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)