counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
each time it happens; at all such times
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
summertime; summer season
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
such ... as; or some such
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to take to task; to take it out on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
though; notwithstanding; although
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
beyond that point; after that
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to look away; to avert one's eyes
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to