just now; a moment ago; this very minute
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
license; permit; licence; certificate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to apologize; to apologise
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to subsist; to keep on living
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to take away; to carry away
sickroom; hospital room; ward
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be hesitant; to feel timid