child consultation center; children's welfare center
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person concerned; interested party; related party
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
living by oneself; living alone
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to discuss; to talk together
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
have a good day; take care; see you
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away