to say; to be pleased to say
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
sour look; surly face; pout
part; portion; glimpse; bit
single-mother household; fatherless family
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
shopping; purchased goods
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
bright person; talented student; prodigy
victim; injured party; sufferer
outside the city; suburbs
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
from the viewpoint of; according to
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
residence; living (at, in); abode
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
suggestion; hint; implication
distant land; remote location; distant province
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to have a relationship; to have relations
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns