poor result; bad record; failure
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
egg candling; egg testing
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
university student; college student
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
every month; each month; monthly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
day after day; day by day
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to leave something as it is
to pick up; to find; to gather
future years; in (one's) later years
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
will; testament; last request
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in