older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
society; the world; the times
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
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
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
burglary; burglar; closet
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
again; once more; a second time
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
self-control; self-restraint
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
living; lifestyle; living room
every month; each month; monthly
fifth day of the month; five days
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bargain; good buy; budget
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
changing clothes; change of clothes
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to