resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
by myself; in person; by oneself
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
war; fighting; fierce competition