to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
shop; small store; business; firm
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
all present; all concerned; all of us
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
deep-fried horse mackerel
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Uster; Wooster; Worcester
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough