cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
manners; behavior; behaviour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
discipline; training; teaching manners
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
telephone call; telephone (device)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...