perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
position; location; base; point; site
old friend; old acquaintance
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to keep a house; to run a household
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
direct control; direct supervision
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
end; close; finish; termination
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
going around; patrol; round; tour
to grant someone's request
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
difficult to approach; inaccessible
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food