on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to go out and away; to leave
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
since when; from when; how long
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
and; thereupon; because of that
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
my husband; one's family; family member
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to be born; to come into the world
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
house search (e.g. by the police)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion