setting a place; setting the table
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
my husband; one's family; family member
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
father and mother; parents
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
established practice; custom
to become familiar (to one's ears)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to serve; to work for; to attend
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
in proportion to; according to; depending on