holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
had better ...; had better not ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age