new employee; freshman employee; new hire
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
looking great with makeup
if you think about it; come to think of it
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
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)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
old woman; joker (in old maid)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law