to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
well-matched; suitable; becoming
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
Europe and America; the West
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
seal; hallmark; stamp die
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to face; to confront; to be opposite to