as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
trouble; bother; annoyance
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
courteous; decorous; polite
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
main cause; primary factor
registration; accession; register; entry; record
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
production (e.g. play); direction
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
older sister; lass; young lady
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
height (of body); stature
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused