sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
several weeks; a few weeks
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
interior design; interior; upholstery
rather than; more ... than ...
supply; supplying; replenishment
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
brown envelope; manila envelope
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
household economy; family finances
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
older brother; elder brother
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
accurate; correct; precise; exact
like; liking; -like; -style
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from