while; during; while; although; all; both
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be plump; to be chubby
being good at cooking; good cook
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(physical) growth; development
all over; all over the place; everywhere
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)