craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
woman; female; feminine gender
approximate age; age range
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
genuine article; real thing; real deal