art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
older sister; elder sister
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
surname; family name; last name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
home; household; family; hearth
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to move (house); to change residence
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
at that time; in those days
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary