home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
simply; merely; only; solely
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
age thirty; one's thirties
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
had better ...; had better not ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality